Rydberg atom

A Rydberg atom is an excited atom with one or more electrons that have a very high principal quantum number. These atoms have a number of peculiar properties, including long decay periods, and electron wavefunctions that approximate under some conditions classical orbits of electrons about the nuclei.

Related Topics:
Excited atom - Electron - Principal quantum number - Wavefunction - Nuclei

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