Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Physics
Advisor
Jack C. Straton
Date of Award
8-30-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Physics
Department
Physics
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 124 pages)
DOI
10.15760/etd.6403
Abstract
We provide estimates of both cross section and rate for the stimulated attachment of a second positron into the (1s2 1Se) state of the H+ ion using Ohmura and Ohmura's (1960 Phys. Rev. 118 154) effective range theory, Reiss's strong field approximation (1980 Phys. Rev. A 22, 1786), and the principle of detailed balancing. Our motivation for producing H+ ion include its potential to be used as an intermediate state in bringing antihydrogen to ultra-cold (sub-mK) temperatures required for a variety of studies, which include both spectroscopy and the probing of the gravitational interaction of the anti-atom. We show that both cross section and rate are increased with the use of a resonant laser field.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26237
Recommended Citation
Keating, Christopher M., "Using Strong Laser Fields to Produce Antihydrogen Ions" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4519.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4519
10.15760/etd.6403