Associative detachment in anion-atom reactions involving a dipole-bound electron

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2202.00607v2
• Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:34:44 GMT
• Title: Associative detachment in anion-atom reactions involving a dipole-bound electron
• Authors: Saba Zia Hassan, Jonas Tauch, Milaim Kas, Markus N\"otzold, Henry Lopez Carrera, Eric S. Endres, Roland Wester, Matthias Weidem\"uller
• Abstract summary: Associative electronic detachment (AED) between anions and neutral atoms leads to the detachment of the anion's electron resulting in the formation of a neutral molecule. Here, a class of AED involving a closed-shell anion (OH-) and alkali atoms (rubidium) is investigated by precisely controlling the fraction of electronically excited rubidium. The stability of the complex is governed by the subtle interplay of diabatic and adiabatic couplings into the autodetachment manifold.
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• Abstract: Associative electronic detachment (AED) between anions and neutral atoms leads to the detachment of the anion's electron resulting in the formation of a neutral molecule. It plays a key role in chemical reaction networks, like the interstellar medium, the Earth's ionosphere and biochemical processes. Here, a class of AED involving a closed-shell anion (OH^-) and alkali atoms (rubidium) is investigated by precisely controlling the fraction of electronically excited rubidium. Reaction with the ground state atom gives rise to a stable intermediate complex with an electron solely bound via dipolar forces. The stability of the complex is governed by the subtle interplay of diabatic and adiabatic couplings into the autodetachment manifold. The measured rate coefficients are in good agreement with ab initio calculations, revealing pronounced steric effects. For excited state rubidium, however, a lower reaction rate is observed, indicating dynamical stabilization processes suppressing the coupling into the autodetachment region. Our work provides a stringent test of ab initio calculations on anion-neutral collisions and constitutes a generic, conceptual framework for understanding electronic state dependent dynamics in AEDs.

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