Satellite structure in the 2psigma molecular orbital transitions in slow heavy ion collisions

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1983.4332413· OSTI ID:5914224

Stockli, P

The binding energy of the 2psigma molecular orbital formed transiently in a slow heavy ion collision shows a flat minimum at a large internuclear distance. Electronic transitions in this minimum provide a satellite structure in the 2psigma X-ray continuum, which was not found in the original search. New measurements show that the satellite is only evident at very small collision velocities, since the collision broadening is much larger for asymmetric collision systems than the theory predicts. The present theory of collision broadening takes into account only the linear term of the change in transition energy dE/dR which may not be appropriate in cases where the second term d/sup 2/E/dR/sup 2/ is likely to be dominant.

• Research Organization: James R. Macdonald Lab., Kansas State Univ., Mahhattan, KS 66506
• OSTI ID: 5914224
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 30:2; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ENERGY
ENERGY LEVELS
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