2008/07/13 by Ivan C. H. Liu, Ivan Chen-Hsiu Liu, Liu, Ivan C. H. +4
Chemistry · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology #FOS: Physical sciences #History and advancements in chemistry #physics.atom-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0807.2013
4 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2008/07/13 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A Rydberg and a ground-state atom can form ultralong range diatomic molecules provided the interaction between the ground-state atom and the Rydberg electron is attractive [C. H. Greene, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2458 (2000)]. A repulsive interaction does not support bound states. However, as we will show, adding a second ground-state atom, a bound triatomic molecule becomes possible constituting a Borromean Rydberg system.