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Title: ENERGETIC PHOTON AND ELECTRON INTERACTIONS WITH POSITIVE IONS

Journal Article · · American Physical Society
OSTI ID:1121747

The objective of this research is a deeper understanding of the complex multi-electron interactions that govern inelastic processes involving positive ions in plasma environments, such as those occurring in stellar cares and atmospheres, x-ray lasers, thermonuclear fusion reactors and materials-processing discharges. In addition to precision data on ionic structure and transition probabilities, high resolution quantitative measurements of ionization test the theoretical methods that provide critical input to computer codes used for plasma modeling and photon opacity calculations. Steadily increasing computational power and a corresponding emphasis on simulations gives heightened relevance to precise and accurate benchmark data. Photons provide a highly selective probe of the internal electronic structure of atomic and molecular systems, and a powerful means to better understand more complex electron-ion interactions.

Research Organization:
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education obo University of Nevada, Reno
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Organization:
University of Nevada, Reno; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Montana; Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen Germany; Tbilisi State University; Western Michigan University; Auburn University; Georgia State University; Hasan Kalyoncu University-Turkey
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-03ER15424
OSTI ID:
1121747
Report Number(s):
DOE-UNR-ER15424; 13201142651
Journal Information:
American Physical Society, Vol. 1050-2947, Issue 2013/88(5); Conference: n/a
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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