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Spin-flip processes in low-energy Fe[sup 17+] + He collisions

Conference · · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)
OSTI ID:6242526
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 (United States)
  2. High Temperature Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

Spin-nonconserving electron transfer processes violating the Wigner rule'' have been studied for slow multiply charged ion-atom collisions. Experimentally a strong population of highly metastable sodium-like quartet states in low energy Fe[sup 17+] + He single collision events has been observed. The possibility of double-electron capture plus spin-flip mechanisms has been discussed experimentally and theoretically, Our theoretical model using time dependent perturbation theory predicts that spin-flip processes are as likely as no spin flip under the conditions of our experiment.

OSTI ID:
6242526
Report Number(s):
CONF-920948--
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Vol. 274:1; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English