We consider positronium formation in collisions of positrons with excited hydrogen atoms H(
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Abstract n ) in an infrared laser field theoretically. This process is assisted by the dipolar focusing effect: a positron moving in a superposition of a laser field and the dipolar field can approach the atomic target even if its trajectory starts with a very large impact parameter, leading to a significant enhancement of the Ps formation cross section. The classical trajectory Monte Carlo method, which is justified for , allows efficient calculation of this enhancement. A similar effect can occur in collisions of positrons with other atoms in excited states, which can lead to improvements in the efficiency of positronium formation. -
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