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Electron capture in collisions of He{sup +} ions with CO molecules below 100 eV

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:67888
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  2. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
  3. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Electron capture in He{sup +} + CO collisions is considered to be one of the dominant processes causing He{sup +} ion disappearance in the astrophysical environment. The authors have investigated this process theoretically by using the diatomics-in-molecules (DIM) method for adiabatic potential surfaces and the quantum-mechanical close-coupling method for collision dynamics. Because of the strong dipole moment of CO, the adiabatic potential surfaces are strongly dependent on the molecular orientation of the CO molecule along the collision plane, and collinear formation of He{sup +}-CO is most effective for electron capture.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
67888
Report Number(s):
CONF-9310400--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 38; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English