2010/03/31 by C. Müller, Carsten Müller, A. B. Voitkiv +6
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Atomic and Molecular Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #physics.atom-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1003.6083
4 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2010/03/31 · openalex publication_date 2010/03/31 · arxiv updated 2015/03/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In the presence of a neighboring atom, electron-ion recombination can proceed resonantly via excitation of an electron in the atom, with subsequent relaxation through radiative decay. It is shown that this two-center dielectronic process can largely dominate over single-center radiative recombination at internuclear distances as large as several nanometers. The relevance of the predicted process is demonstrated by using examples of water-dissolved alkali cations and warm dense matter.