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Rate coefficients for the collisional ionisation between Na(nP) atoms and Na(3S) ground-state atoms for the principal quantum numbers 5<or=n<or=21 have been measured in a single atomic beam. The maximum value of the rate coefficient has been found to be approximately 1*10 -9 cm 3 s -1 for n=10-11.
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