Abstract
Studies of charge transfer and total cross sections in elastic collisions of atom-ion alkali metals at ultralow temperatures are reported. Calculations for Na+Na{sup +} have been carried out with the best available {sup 2}{sigma}{sub g}{sup +} and {sup 2}{sigma}{sub u}{sup +} potential curves. As functions of energy, the cross sections show considerable structure and are large in the limit of low temperature. The scattering lengths were also computed, and the effective range expansion verified. For higher temperatures, we compare quantal and semiclassical results, and investigate the range of applicability of the Langevin formula. Even at temperatures of a few degrees kelvin, the charge-transfer cross sections are large, and could provide an efficient way to produce cold ions. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.
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