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Title: Molecular-state treatment of collisions between protons and He/sup +/ ions

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., A; (United States)

Cross sections have been calculated for electron transfer into all states of H in collisions of protons and /sup 4/He/sup +/ ions at center-of-mass energies from 1.6 to 14 keV. Excitation of the 2s, 2p/sub 0/, and 2p/sub 1/ states of He/sup +/ has also been considered. The coupled-molecular-state calculations incorporate matrix elements and potential curves determined previously for up to ten molecular states 1ssigma, 2ssigma, ..., 3ddelta and up to 22 states 1ssigma, 2ssigma, ..., 4fphi 5gsigma, 5g..pi.. in treatments with and without plane-wave translational factors, respectively. The departure from rectilinear trajectories has been estimated to affect the electron-transfer cross sections by less than 7% at energies above 1.6 keV. The present results show very good agreement with the magnitude and structure of a recent experimental cross-section curve.

Research Organization:
Physics Department, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18708
OSTI ID:
5056598
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., A; (United States), Vol. 22:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English