A new probe for coherent many-body dynamics: Nonergodic molecules in continuum

作者:Kun SY*; Vagov **; Chadderton LT; Greiner W
来源:International Journal of Modern Physics E-Nuclear Physics, 2002, 11(4): 273-280.
DOI:10.1142/S0218301302000909

摘要

We present a simple physical explanation that measurements of the collision cross-sections with pure energy resolution can provide information on the reaction dynamics equivalent to that obtained using real-time methods of femtochemistry. For nuclear collisions, the method provides a time resolution of similar to10(-21) sec. The method is sensitive enough to distinguish between the different scenarios of rotational dephasing for the highly-excited nuclear molecules, with strongly overlapping resonances, formed in C-12+Mg-24 scattering. We find that the dephasing is much slower than the intramolecular energy redistribution. This reveals unusual states - nonergodic molecules in continuum. Anomalously long dephasing times observed in highly-excited polyatomic molecules may reflect this new type of nonergodicity.

  • 出版日期2002-8