title: Strongly enhanced recombination via two-center electronic correlations.
abstract: In the presence of a neighboring atom, electron-ion recombination can proceed resonantly via excitation of an electron in the atom, with subsequent relaxation through radiative decay. It is shown that this two-center dielectronic process can largely dominate over single-center radiative recombination at internuclear distances as large as several nanometers. The relevance of the predicted process is demonstrated by using examples of water-dissolved alkali cations and warm dense matter.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Voitkiv
authors.forename: J R Crespo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: López-Urrutia
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harman