Atomic collisions with relativistic heavy ions. VII. L- and M-shell electron stripping of ions in light targets

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.35.1055· OSTI ID:7077185

Meyerhof, W E; Anholt, R; Xu, X

The charge distribution of many-electron ions (Xe,U) moving with relativistic velocities through light target foils is examined. In these targets, electron capture into the L and M shells of the ion and multiple ionization are negligible compared to one-electron stripping. Using a simple model for the stripping cross section, we show that a universal analytical expression can then be obtained for the target-thickness dependence of each charge fraction of the ion. This expression gives insight into the statistical nature of the stripping process and allows the extraction of one-electron ionization cross sections.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
• OSTI ID: 7077185
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Vol. 35:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
URANIUM IONS
ION SPECTROSCOPY
XENON IONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE
ELECTRON LOSS
FOILS
ION-ATOM COLLISIONS
L SHELL
M SHELL
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
THICKNESS
ATOM COLLISIONS
CAPTURE
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
DIMENSIONS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ENERGY RANGE
ION COLLISIONS
IONS
SPECTROSCOPY
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Molecular & Chemical Physics- Collision Phenomena