Relativistic effects in positronic alkali atoms

Synopsis In order to investigate interactions between a positron positronium and an atom ion, we calculate positronic alkali atoms, a loosely bound state of an alkali ion and a positronium, as a three-body system composed of the positron, valence electron and residual ion core within a frozen core a...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 635; no. 5; p. 52086
Main Authors Yamashita, Takuma, Kino, Yasushi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 07.09.2015
Subjects
Energy levels
Fine structure
Metal ions
Physics
Positronium
Relativistic effects
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Summary:Synopsis In order to investigate interactions between a positron positronium and an atom ion, we calculate positronic alkali atoms, a loosely bound state of an alkali ion and a positronium, as a three-body system composed of the positron, valence electron and residual ion core within a frozen core approximation. We optimize model potentials to reproduce energy levels and fine structure splittings of alkali atoms. The ion core polarization by a positron is determined more precisely than other previous studies. We found that the relativistic effects amazingly contribute to the binding energy of the positronic alkali atom. We also discuss the rearrangement effect on the relativistic corrections and roles of positronium-ion and atom-positron configurations.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/635/5/052086