Chemical reactions of atomic lithium and molecular calcium monohydride at 1 K

Singh, V.; Hardman, K.; Tariq, N.; Lu, M.; Ellis, Aja; Morrison, M.; Weinstein, J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.203201

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Singh, V.

Hardman, K.

Tariq, N.

Lu, M.

Ellis, Aja

Morrison, M.

Weinstein, J.

Date

2012

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Journal Article

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Singh, Vijay and Hardman, Kyle S. and Tariq, Naima and Lu, Mei-Ju and Ellis, Aja and Morrison, Muir J. and Weinstein, Jonathan D. 2012. Chemical reactions of atomic lithium and molecular calcium monohydride at 1 K. Physical Review Letters. 180 (20): pp. 1-5.

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Physical Review Letters

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.203201

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0031-9007

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20342

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Using cryogenic helium buffer-gas cooling, we have prepared dense samples of atomic lithium and molecular calcium monohydride at temperatures as low as 1 K. We have measured the Li+CaH→LiH+Ca chemical reaction, observed in both the accelerated disappearance of CaH in the presence of high densities of lithium and in the appearance of the LiH molecule.