Backward ejected electrons produced by 1-MeV/u O[sup [ital q]+] ([ital q]=3--8) projectile ions colliding with argon gas

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.50.4905· OSTI ID:6938987

Breinig, M; Berryman, J W; Segner, F; Desai, D D ^[1]

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1. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6377 (United States)

The cross sections for ejecting electrons into a cone of half-angle [similar to]2[degree] centered on the backward direction have been measured as a function of electron energy for 1-MeV/u O[sup [ital q]+] ([ital q]=3--8) projectiles colliding with Ar. For O[sup 3+] and O[sup 4+] projectiles, the cross sections have also been measured in coincidence with exit charge states ([ital q]+1) and ([ital q]+2) of the projectile. A prominent feature in all spectra is a target [ital LMM] Auger peak. The cross sections for producing Ar [ital LMM] Auger electrons are nearly independent of projectile incident charge states. A projectile electron-loss peak is produced when the projectile brings loosely bound [ital L]-shell electrons into the collision. The shape of this peak is independent of the projectile exit charge state within experimental error. The measured electron-loss production cross sections at 180[degree] are compared with the predictions of various on-shell approximations to the impulse approximation. Peak height and position are sensitive functions of the on-shell approximation used. The predictions of the elastic scattering model agree well with the data.

• OSTI ID: 6938987
• Journal Information: Physical Review A; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A; (United States) Vol. 50:6; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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664300* -- Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ARGON
ATOM COLLISIONS
AUGER EFFECT
BACKSCATTERING
CHARGE STATES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENERGY RANGE
FLUIDS
GASES
ION COLLISIONS
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
IONIZATION
IONS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 10-100
MULTICHARGED IONS
NONMETALS
OXYGEN IONS
RARE GASES
SCATTERING