Search for stable or metastable negative Yb ions

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, , Citation H H Andersen et al 1998 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 31 2239 DOI 10.1088/0953-4075/31/10/013

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Abstract

The previously reported observation of stable negative Yb ions has been reinvestigated. No evidence is found for the existence of such ions or for long-lived metastable ions. This conclusion is limited to Yb ions with binding energies larger than 3 meV.

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10.1088/0953-4075/31/10/013