Quantum dynamics of the temporary capture of light atoms by superfluid helium nanodroplets at very low collision energies (≈1–13 meV): the case of the hydrogen atom and its isotopes

2025/01/01 by Michael Sternberg, Stephen K. Gray, Miguel González · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5cp01498k

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

and the more quantum character of the H behavior both due to its significantly lower mass. As far as we know, this is the first quantum dynamics study carried out on the collision of light atoms with HeNDs at very low energies.

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