Date Awarded
1991
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Physics
Advisor
John B Delos
Abstract
A simple analytic formula for the photodetachment cross section of H$\sp{-}$ in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields is obtained. Oscillations in the spectrum are predicted by the formula, and these oscillations are correlated with closed classical orbits. We point out that the quantum mechanical derivation, using a stationary phase approximation, is in complete agreement with the three-dimensional semiclassical solution to the problem.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-27g2-j736
Rights
© The Author
Recommended Citation
Peters, Aaron David, "Photodetachment of hydride ion in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields" (1991). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1539623815.
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-27g2-j736
