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Laser-Stimulated Radiative Recombination

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Recombination of Atomic Ions

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In this paper, we shall discuss the effect of laser-stimulated transitions on the rate of radiative electron-ion recombination, considering in particular merged beams of electrons and protons or highly charged ions. We shall present theoretical predictions concerning the spontaneous and stimulated recombination rates and discuss the limitation of the stimulated rate by photoionization. The emphasis in this discussion will be on transitions into Rydberg states, which play an important role especially for recombination involving highly charged ions. Recent experiments demonstrating laser-stimulated recombination in merged electron and proton beams will be reviewed and a perspective of future experiments will be given.

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  4. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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Wolf, A. (1992). Laser-Stimulated Radiative Recombination. In: Graham, W.G., Fritsch, W., Hahn, Y., Tanis, J.A. (eds) Recombination of Atomic Ions. NATO ASI Series, vol 296. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3470-9_18

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