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Rydberg state

physics

Also known as: Rydberg atom

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resonance ionization

In spectroscopy: RIS schemes
…and exists in a so-called Rydberg state. In such a state the electron has been promoted to an orbit that is so far from the nucleus that it is scarcely bound. Even an electric field of moderate strength can be pulsed to remove the electron and complete the resonance-ionization process.…
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