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Title: Maximum entropy theory of recoil charge distributions in electron-capture collisions

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

A generalized Fermi-Dirac distribution is derived and applied to charge-state distributions in single collisions between multiply charged ions and rare-gas atoms. It relates multiple electron loss in single-electron capture to multiple ionization in multiphoton absorption and discloses inner-shell vacancy formation in double- and triple-electron capture.

Research Organization:
Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki, University of Technology, 02150 Espoo 15, Finland
OSTI ID:
6827748
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 52:14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English