Binary-encounter electrons observed at 0 degree in collisions of 1--2-MeV/amu H sup + , C sup 6+ , N sup 7+ , O sup 8+ , and F sup 9+ ions with H sub 2 and He targets

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.41.4816· OSTI ID:7097119

Lee, D H; Richard, P; Zouros, T J.M.; Sanders, J M; Shinpaugh, J L; Hidmi, H ^[1]

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1. J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 (USA)

The energy distribution of binary-encounter electrons (BEE) produced in collisions of 1--2 MeV/amu H{sup +} and bare C, N, O, and F ions with H{sub 2} and He gas targets is reported at 0{degree} with respect to the beam direction. These electrons result from ionization of the target due to hard collisions with the projectile and can thus be considered to be produced in a process analogous to elastic scattering of a free electron from a highly charged ion. An impulse-approximation (IA) model has been developed to describe this process in which quasifree'' target electrons undergo 180{degree} Rutherford scattering in the projectile frame. The measured BEE double-differential production cross sections for bare ions were well described by this model and were found to scale with {ital Z}{sub {ital p}}{sup 2} and {ital E}{sub {ital p}}{sup {minus}({similar to}2.6--2.7)} where {ital Z}{sub {ital p}} and {ital E}{sub {ital p}} are the charge and energy of the projectile, respectively. An energy shift of the BEE below 4{ital t}, where {ital t} is the cusp electron energy, is observed and is also predicted by the IA treatment. A plane-wave Born approximation (PWBA) calculation for BEE production is also found to be in overall agreement with our data. However, the energy shift of the BEE peak could not be fully accounted for within this PWBA calculation.

• OSTI ID: 7097119
• Journal Information: Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA) Vol. 41:9; ISSN PLRAA; ISSN 0556-2791
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COLLISIONS
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELEMENTS
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