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Production of highly charged rare-gas recoil ions by 1. 4-MeV/amu U/sup 44 +/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)
Recoil-ion-production cross sections in rare gases are measured for 1.4-MeV/amu U/sup 44 +/ ions and are calculated for 1--5-MeV/amu projectiles in charge state 44+ with the use of the classical-trajectory Monte Carlo method and the independent-electron model. The calculations reasonably predict the net-charge-production cross sections, which exceed 10/sup -13/ cm/sup 2/ for the heavy rare gases; the calculations are found to underestimate the cross sections for low-charge-state recoil ions and to overestimate the cross sections for high-charge-state recoil ions. The experimental cross sections for production of highly charged recoil ions are found to be large, e.g., greater than 1 x 10/sup -16/ cm/sup 2/ for production of Ne/sup 8 +/, Ar/sup 10 +/, Kr/sup 12 +/, and Xe/sup 18 +/.
Research Organization:
Institut fuer Kernphysik, Strahlenzentrum, Universitaet Giessen, 6300 Giessen, West Germany
OSTI ID:
6791330
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 26:3; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English