Classical trajectory Monte Carlo model calculations for ionization of atomic hydrogen by 75-keV proton impact

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.052710· OSTI ID:21528654

Sarkadi, L ^[1]

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1. Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), H-4001 Debrecen, P.O. Box 51 (Hungary)

Cross sections differential with respect to the energy loss and scattering angle of the projectile have been calculated for ionization of atomic hydrogen by 75-keV proton impact using the classical trajectory Monte Carlo method. The results are compared with the experimental data measured by Laforge et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 053201 (2009)] and Schulz et al. [Phys. Rev. A 81, 052705 (2010)], as well as with the predictions of several quantum-mechanical theoretical models. The analysis of the deviations between the classical and the quantum-mechanical results shows that the three-body fragmentation dynamics cannot be understood purely classically; for the description of the process the quantum-mechanical treatment of the interplay between the electron-projectile and the projectile-target-nucleus interaction is unavoidable.

• OSTI ID: 21528654
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 82, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.052710; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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