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Vacancy-transfer cross sections and L vacancy lifetimes for low-energy collisions of Ar/sup + +/ with Mg, Al, and Si

Journal Article · · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
Electron promotion via rotational coupling of the 2p..pi..-2psigma molecular orbitals in the quasimolecule formed during a near-symmetric collision between a heavy ion and a lighter target atom has successfully explained the K x-ray emission from the target atom. For atoms in a solid target, the target density fosters a doublecollision mechanism whereby a fraction of the ion beam brings an L-shell vacancy into a subsequent collision with a target atom so that K-electron transfer from the target to the projectile can occur. On this basis the authors have performed a thick-target K-shell ionization analysis on target x-ray yields for 160-380 keV Ar/sup + +/ impinging on Mg, Al, and Si. Measurements yield the equilibrium L-vacancy fraction and the L-vacancy lifetime for the Ar/sup + +/ beam moving through these targets.
Research Organization:
Physics Dept., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NB 68178
OSTI ID:
6048370
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