Structure and stability of the negative hydrogen molecular ion.
Phys Rev Lett
; 107(19): 193003, 2011 Nov 04.
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ABSTRACT
We present the results of a Coulomb explosion experiment that allows for the imaging of the rovibrational wave function of the metastable H2- ion. Our measurements confirm the predicted large internuclear separation of 6 a.u., and they show that the ion decays by autodetachment rather than by spontaneous dissociation. Imaging of the resulting H2 products reveals a large angular momentum of J = 25 ± 2, quantifying the rotation that leads to the metastability of this most fundamental molecular anion.
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Phys Rev Lett
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2011
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Alemania