ION IMAGING DETECTION OF ELECTRON TRANSFER IN RYDBERG ATOM - SODIUM DIMER INTERACTIONS

C.Gebauer-Rochholz, O.Kaufmann, and K.Bergmann

Fachbereich Physik der Universitaet, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Dissociative charge transfer (DCT) from atomic Rydberg states of sodium
to vibrationally excited sodium dimers is investigated in a molecular beam
experiment. A newly developed imaging setup, which allows the study of
state-specific cross sections for the production of Na- ions
by this process, is described. New results are presented, if available.