Cross sections of electron capture and electron capture ionization versus the impact parameter in collisions of a proton with multielectron atoms

The absolute differential cross sections of scattering of hydrogen atoms resulting from an electron capture and an electron capture ionization are measured for collisions of 4.5- and 11-keV protons with argon and xenon atoms. The range of scattering angles is 0°–2°. From the scattering differential cross section found experimentally, the probabilities of single-electron capture and electron capture ionization as a function of the impact parameter are calculated. The dependences of the incident particle scattering angle on the impact parameter (deviation function) for interactions with Ar and Xe atoms are calculated in terms of classical mechanics using the Moliére—Yukawa potential to describe the interaction of atomic particles. Analysis is given to the probabilities of electron capture and electron capture ionization versus the impact parameter and to the distribution of the electron density on different electron shells in a target atom versus a distance to the core. It is concluded that only electrons from the outer shell of the target atom are involved in the process of electron capture ionization. The cross section of electron capture ionization is calculated in the proton energy range 5–20 keV.     

Ionization and single electron capture in collision of highly charged Ar16+ ions with helium

This paper uses the two-centre atomic orbital close-coupling method to study the ionization and the single electron capture in collision of highly charged Ar^16＋ ions with He atoms in the velocity range of 1.2-1.9 a.u.. The relative importance of single ionization （SI） to single capture （SC） is explored. The comparison between the calculation and experimental data shows that the SI/SC cross section ratios from this work are in good agreement with experimental data. The total single electron ionization cross sections and the total single electron capture cross sections are also given for this collision. The investigation of the partial electron capture cross section shows a general tendency of capture to larger n and l with increasing velocity from 1.2 to 1.9 a.u..     

低能Ar3+ + Ar碰撞反应过程实验研究

测量了入射离子能量为27 keV、45 keV和66 keV时Ar3 Ar碰撞反应各子过程的分截面,通过将其归一化到Bliman,Dousson等人所测量的截面值,获得了绝对截面.结果表明,该能区电子俘获过程仍占主导地位,但转移电离过程已不能忽略.结果还表明,各子过程反应截面基本不随能量变化.与考虑自电离的MCBM(Molecular Coulombic overBarrier Model)模型比较发现,模型所给截面普遍高于实验测量值,这在一定程度上是由于归一化时带来的系统误差.在误差允许的范围内,单电子和双电子俘获截面符合的比较好,但三电子俘获截面却相差一个数量级.对于实验观测到的转移电离过程,模型却预言并没有此过程发生.     

近Bohr速度I20+离子在不同靶面上的L壳层X射线辐射

在兰州重离子加速器国家实验室,利用硅漂移X射线探测器探测了4.5 MeV I20+离子入射到Fe,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn靶表面时产生I的L壳层X射线.实验观察到Ll,Lα1,2,Lβ1,3,4,Lβ2,15,Lγ1,Lγ2,3,4,4,等6组分辨较好的谱线,各分支X射线的能量发生了蓝移;Lβ1,3,4,Lβ2,15与Lα1,2谱线的相对强度比随靶原子序数的增大基本线性增加,Ll与Lα1,2,Lγ2,3,4,4,与Lγ1 X射线的相对强度比近似与靶原子序数的平方成正比.分析表明,玻尔速度附近能量的低速高电荷态离子与固体靶原子碰撞产生的内壳层过程存在直接库仑电离和电子俘获的双重综合作用,这使得内壳层X射线发射时,外壳层仍存在多个空穴,导致辐射X射线的频移和分支比的变化.     

Multiple ionization of argon in coincidence with projectile ions in 60–120 MeV Si q+-Ar collisions

A projectile ion-recoil ion coincidence technique has been employed to study the multiple ionization and the charge transfer processes in collisions of 60–120 MeV Si ^q+ (q = 4−14) ions with neutral argon atoms. The relative contribution of different ionization channels, namely; direct ionization, electron capture and electron loss leading to the production of slow moving multiply charged argon recoil ions have been investigated. The data reported on the present collision system result from a direct measurement in the considered impact energy for the first time. The total ionization cross-sections for the recoil ions are shown to scale as q ^1.7/E _p ^0.5 , where E _p is the energy in MeV of the projectile and q its charge state. The recoil fractions for the cases of total- and direct ionizations are found to decrease with increasing recoil charge state j. The total ionization fractions of the recoils are seen to depend on q and to show the presence of a ‘shell-effect’ of the target. Further, the fractions are found to vary as 1/j ² upto j = 8+. The average recoil charge state 〈j〉 increases slowly with q and with the number of lost or captured electrons from or into the projectile respectively. The projectile charge changing cross-sections σ _qq′ are found to decrease with increasing q for loss ionization and to increase with q for direct-and capture ionization processes respectively. The physics behind various scaling rules that are found to follow our data for different ionization processes is reviewed and discussed.     

低能高电荷态离子(4≤q≤7)与He碰撞中双俘获与转移电离的截面反转效应

基于入射离子双俘获后势能沉积与双电离靶离子势能的比值定义了势能参数Ω,研究了低能高电荷态离子(q=4,5,6,7)与He原子碰撞系统中双俘获和转移电离反应道的选择规律.研究发现,在Ω坐标下,双俘获和转移电离存在截面反转效应,Ω1.0时双俘获为双电子转移过程主反应道,Ω≥1.0时转移电离成为双电子转移过程主反应道.     

Multi-electron transitions in -Ne and -Ne collisions

The ratios of the multiple ionization cross-section to those of the single ionization of neon are measured for 2.0-8.0 MeV and ( q = 2-5) ions bombardment. By means of the coincidence beween the charge state-selected scattered projectiles and recoil ions the contribution of the electron capture is separated from the total multiple ionization. A theoretical method is proposed to exclude the Auger transitions from the considered multiple ionization processes in the present work. The (q / v) dependence of the obtained ratios of the “pure” direct multiple ionization to those of the single ionization is discussed. The electronic structure dependence of the electron transition occurring in ion-neon collisions is studied and discussed for the symmetrical collision systems - and -. Received: 4 June 1998 / Received in final form: 24 August 1998     

裸核离子与中性原子碰撞电离过程的理论研究

基于处理裸核离子与中性原子碰撞电离过程的OBKN和ECPSSR理论模型,系统计算了不同裸核离子与中性原子碰撞K壳层电子俘获截面和直接电离截面,并与其它文献已有的理论和实验结果进行了比较.研究结果表明:碰撞能量较低时,电子俘获截面大于直接电离截面,随着碰撞能量的增加,电子俘获截面和直接电离截面均是先增大后减小且直接电离截面减小地非常缓慢,高能时,直接电离截面大于电子俘获截面.当入射炮弹离子速度接近0.67倍靶原子K壳层电子速度时,电子俘获截面达到最大值,而当入射炮弹离子速度接近靶原子K壳层电子速度时,直接电离截面达到最大值.     

Two-dimensional Penning ionization electron spectroscopic study on outer characteristics of molecules

Collision-energy/electron-energy-resolved two-dimensional Penning ionization electron spectroscopy (2D-PIES) has been used to study outer characteristics of molecules. Anisotropic potential energy surfaces for collisional ionization of molecules with a metastable helium atom He*(2³S) have been determined starting from ab initio model potentials via optimization based on trajectory calculations. Since ionization widths in the theoretical model of Penning ionization are functionals of target molecular orbitals, outer electron distributions of molecular orbitals can be determined via optimization procedures of calculated ionization cross-sections by trajectory calculations with respect to observed 2D-PIES data.     

裸核离子与中性原子碰撞电离过程的理论研究

基于处理裸核离子与中性原子碰撞电离过程的OBKN和ECPSSR理论模型,系统计算了不同裸核离子与中性原子碰撞K壳层电子俘获截面和直接电离截面,并与其它文献已有的理论和实验结果进行了比较.研究结果表明：碰撞能量较低时,电子俘获截面大于直接电离截面,随着碰撞能量的增加,电子俘获截面和直接电离截面均是先增大后减小且直接电离截面减小地非常缓慢,高能时,直接电离截面大于电子俘获截面.当入射炮弹离子速度接近0.67倍靶原子K壳层电子速度时,电子俘获截面达到最大值,而当入射炮弹离子速度接近靶原子K壳层电子速度时,直接电离截面达到最大值.     

Electron Transitions during the Capture of an Electron by a He<Superscript>2+</Superscript> Ion at the Argon Atom

We have measured the absolute values of the total cross section of the one-electron capture by He²⁺ ions in the kinetic energy range 2–30 keV at the Ar atoms. The absolute values of the differential scattering cross sections of He⁺ ions formed during the one-electron capture and the electron capture with ionization at energies of 2.2, 5.4, and 30 keV have been determined. The electronic states of the formed ions have been determined using collision spectroscopy based on analysis of the change in the kinetic energy of He⁺ after the interaction. We have measured doubly differential (with respect to the kinetic energy and the scattering angle) cross sections of the formation of free electrons. The free electron formation channels (direct ionization and electron capture with ionization) have been analyzed by calculating the electron terms of the (HeAr)²⁺ system. The calculated cross section of capture with ionization is in conformity with the cross section measured using collision spectroscopy.     

Electron capture by fast protons from helium-like ions

Four-body formalism of boundary corrected continuum intermediate state (BCCIS-4B) approximation have been applied to calculate the single-electron capture cross sections by fast protons through some helium-like ions in a large energy range from 30–1000 keV. In this model, distortion has been taken into account in the entrance channel. In the final channel, the passive electron plays the role of screening of the target ion. However, continuum states of the projectile and the electron in the field of the residual target ion are included. The comparison of the results is made with those of other theoretical investigations and experimental findings. The present calculated results are found to be in good agreement with the available experimental findings.     

Effect of electrons of the multiply charged ion core on single-electron capture

The population of various electronic states of particles that arise during the capture of a single electron in hydrogen and helium atoms, as well as hydrogen molecules, by Ar³⁺ and Ne³⁺ ions with an energy of several kiloelectronvolts was studied by collision spectroscopy, viz., precision analysis of kinetic energy variation for ions formed as a result of interaction between ions and atoms. It is shown that single-electron capture in many cases is a multielectron process accompanied by the rearrangement of a multiply charged ion core. It is found that the triply charged Ne³⁺ ions formed as a result of ionization of Ne atoms by electron impacts are formed mainly in metastable states. The population of excited states of particles during their multiple ionization should be taken into account in determining the characteristics of various particles by the appearance potential method. Collision spectroscopy can be used for analyzing the metastable ion impurities in ionic beams.     

Single and double ionization of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells by proton and electron impact

Absolute single and double ionization cross sections of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells for proton (40–900 keV) and electron impact (0.2–10 keV) have been measured using photon spectroscopy in the spectral range of the vacuum ultraviolet. Cross sections for double ionization decrease more rapidly with increasing impact energy than cross sections for single ionization. No definite asymptotic energy dependence of a Bethe-Fano-plot could be found for double ionization in contrast to single ionization. The experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions of the shake-off model and Gryzinski's classical binary encounter theory. Better agreement is found with the latter, indicating that successive binary collisions have to be considered as a strong mechanism for double ionization by protons or electrons of the investigated energy range. Comparison is made with other experimental results for double ionization by photon impact or capture ionization by proton impact.     

Double and triple ionization of silver clusters by electron impact

The production of silver cluster cations Ag(n)(2+) (for several selected sizes in the range n = 39-119) and Ag(n)(3+) (for n = 58, 61, 67) by electron impact ionization of neutral precursors has been studied. The scaling of appearance energies with cluster radius follows the metallic droplet model but, curiously, with a slope which is estimated to be quite different from the literature values for single ionization, Ag(n)(+), as well as for the appearance of smaller Ag(n)(2+) ions. It is also found that as the electron energy increases, the yield of high-charge cations grows faster than that of singly-charged Ag(n)(+). This behavior is consistent with the power-law dependence of post-threshold ionization. The mechanisms involved in multiple ionization phenomena in clusters of noble metals are not yet fully understood and call for further experimental and theoretical examination.     

Multiple ionization of argon accompanied by electron loss and capture of 0.22-6.35 MeV C^q＋ ions

In this paper a projectile ions recoil ions coincidence technique is employed to investigate the target ionization and projectile charge state changing processes in the collision of 0.22-6.35 MeV Cq^＋ （q = 1 - 4） ions with argon atoms. The partial cross section ratios of the double, triple, quadruplicate ionization to the single ionization （or the single capture） of argon associated with single electron loss （or single electron capture） by the projectile are measured and compared with the previous experimental results. In the present experiment, it is observed that the ratios of ionization cross sections R associated with single loss and single capture depend strongly on the projectile charge state and vary significantly with different reaction channels as impact energy increases. In addition, this paper gets empirical scaling laws for the ionization cross section ratios R corresponding to the projectile single loss and finds that the ratios of the double ionization to the single ionization associated with single electron capture remain constant in the present energy range.     

Electron impact single and double ionization of halogens

The binary encounter approximation has been used for calculations of electron impact single ionization cross-sections for F, Cl, Br and I and double ionization cross-sections for Br and I. Contributions of ionization from inner shells have also been included in the calculations. Hartree-Fock momentum distribution has been used for the bound electron as far as possible. The results have been found to be in satisfactory agreement with experimental observations.     

近玻尔速度Ne2+离子穿过碳膜引起的电子发射

本文测量了入射能为2–25 keV/u的Ne²⁺离子穿过不同厚度碳膜诱导的前向、后向 (分别对应出射表面和入射表面) 电子发射产额. 实验中通过改变炮弹离子的能量, 系统的研究了势能沉积、电子能损以及反冲原子对前向、后向电子发射产额的贡献. 结果表明, 离子的势能沉积只对后向电子发射有贡献, 前向、后向电子发射产额分别与Ne²⁺离子在薄膜出射、入射表面的电子能损近似成正比关系, 其中电子能损很低 (对应于离子能量很低) 的时候, 反冲原子对电子发射的贡献不能忽略. 关键词： 近玻尔速度 电子发射 电子能损 反冲原子     

Thirty years of gaseous positronics

The valence electronic structure of materials with crystalline order is described by the energy—momentum dispersion laws and densities of electron bands. These quantities are directly observed for the surfaces of thin (about 100 Å) solid films by electron momentum spectroscopy, based on kinematically complete observations of ionization events. The principles of the experiment and the imperfections of the probe are described and illustrated by examples. Comparison is made with other electron spectroscopies that measure subsets of the complete energy-momentum density information.     

Studies of novel magnetic systems by electron capture spectroscopy (ECS)

The electron spin polarization (ESP) at surfaces of bulk and artificially structured, thin film magnetic materials is studied using electron capture spectroscopy (ECS) and ion-induced emission of spin-polarized electron. For V and Tb surfaces, it is found that the temperature dependence of the surface magetic order is quite different from that of the bulk. For ultra-thin magnetic superlattices, V(100)/Ag(100) and Tb (0001)/W(110), we find novel magnetic surface anisotropies and critical behavior. At surfaces of 5 monolayers V(100) on Ag(100), the critical behavior of the surface-ESP is found to be identical to that of the two-dimensional Ising ferromagnet. At surfaces of PtMnSb and Fe₈₀B₂₀, we findnonzero ESP due to long-ranged or short-ranged ferromagnetic order. Thesign of the ESP at surfaces of the Heusler alloy PtMnSb is in agreement with recent band structure calculations. At surfaces of the spin glass Fe₈₀B₂₀, we find, in agreement with ECS data, that the ESP ofion-induced emitted spin-polarized electrons is extremely sensitive to the cleanness of thetopmost surface layer.