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State-selective electron capture in collisions of ground and metastable N{sup 2+} ions with H(1s)

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Laboratorio Asociado al CIEMAT de Fisica Atomica y Molecular en Plasmas de Fusion, Departamento de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid-28049 (Spain)

An ab initio calculation of the electron capture cross sections for collisions of ground and metastable states of N{sup 2+} with H(1s) is presented. Total cross sections are evaluated for {sup 14}N impact energies from 2x10{sup -3} to 300 keV, using both quantal and semiclassical treatments. The results are compared with experimental and previous theoretical data, and are used to check the presence of metastable ions in the beams employed in the experiments. Partial cross sections are also presented and related to the collision mechanism.

OSTI ID:
20645897
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 70; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English