Giant atoms in space

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Nov 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987prir........82s&link_type=abstract

Priroda (ISSN 0032-874X), Nov. 1987, p. 82-94. In Russian.

Physics

Atomic Physics

Astrophysics, Atomic Physics, Atomic Spectra, Line Spectra, Atomic Energy Levels, Boron, Hydrogen, Milky Way Galaxy, Radio Spectra, Stark Effect

Scientific paper

The possible existence of giant hydrogen atoms in interstellar space is examined. Recent radio-line observations have suggested that these atoms may have linear dimensions that are thousands of times greater than those of ordinary atoms, i.e., their dimensions may reach the macroscopic value of 0.1 mm. Electron and ion recombination reactions in the rarefied interstellar medium produce atoms with high excitation levels. Such giant atoms are remarkably stable since the charged-particle collisions which would normally limit their size are improbable in the rarefied medium, while neutral hydrogen atoms pass freely between the electron orbit and the nucleus, without having a perturbing effect.

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