Abstract
Abstract The formation of K + ⋯Cl − heavy-Rydberg ion-pair states through dissociative electron transfer in K( n p)/CCl 4 , n = 16–50, collisions is examined, the product ion-pair states being detected directly through electric field-induced dissociation. The results are analyzed with the aid of a Monte Carlo collision code that models both initial Rydberg electron capture and the subsequent evolution of the ion pairs. The data demonstrate the production of long-lived ( τ ≫ 10 μs) high-angular-momentum K + ⋯Cl − ion-pair states and suggest that Rydberg atom collisions can generate a wide variety of heavy-Rydberg species facilitating study of their physical and chemical properties.
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