Investigations of the dielectronic recombination of phosphorus-like tin at CSRm

The electron–ion recombination for phosphorus-like~(112) Sn~(35+)has been measured at the main cooler storage ring of the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou, China, employing an electron–ion merged-beams technique. The absolute total recombination rate coefficients for electron–ion collision energies from 0 e V–14 e V are presented. Theoretical calculations of recombination rate coefficients were performed using the Flexible Atomic Code to compare with the experimental results. The contributions of dielectronic recombination and trielectronic recombination on the experimental rate coefficients have been identified with the help of the theoretical calculation. The present results show that the trielectronic recombination has a substantial contribution to the measured electron–ion recombination spectrum of~(112)Sn~(35+). Although a reasonable agreement is found between the experimental and theoretical results the precise calculation of the electron–ion recombination rate coefficients for M-shell ions is still challengeable for the current theory.     

Low energy range dielectronic recombination of Fluorine-like Fe~(17+) at the CSRm

The accuracy of dielectronic recombination(DR) data for astrophysics related ions plays a key role in astrophysical plasma modeling. The absolute DR rate coefficient of Fe~(17+) ions was measured at the main cooler storage ring at the Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, China. The experimental electron-ion collision energy range covers the first Rydberg series up to n= 24 for the DR resonances associated with the ~2 P_(1/2)→~2 P_(3/2)△n =0 core excitations. A theoretical calculation was performed by using FAC code and compared with the measured DR rate coefficient. Overall reasonable agreement was found between the experimental results and calculations.Moreover, the plasma rate coefficient was deduced from the experimental DR rate coefficient and compared with the available results from the literature. At the low energy range, significant discrepancies were found, and the measured resonances challenge state-of-the-art theory at low collision energies.     

Dielectronic Recombination of Sn^10＋ Ions and Related Satellite Spectra

Based on the multi-configuration Dirac-Fock method, theoretical calculations are carried out for the dielectronic recombination （DR） rate coefficients and the collision excitation rate coefficients of Sn^10＋ ions. It is found that the total DR rate coefficient has its maximum value between 10eV and 100eV and is greater than either the radiative recombination or three-body recombination rate coefficients （the number of free electrons per unit is 10^21 cm^3） for the ease of Te 〉 1 eV. Therefore, DR can strongly influence the ionization balance of laser produced multi-charged tin ions. The related dieleetronie satellite cannot be ignored at low temperature Te 〈 5 eV.     

Cluster-assisted generation of multi-charged ions in nanosecond laser ionization of pulsed hydrogen sulfide beam at 1064 and 532nm

The multi-charged sulfur ions of S^q= (q\le 6) have been generated when hydrogen sulfide cluster beams are irradiated by a nanosecond laser of 1064 and 532,nm with an intensity of 10¹⁰\sim 10¹²W1\cdotcm^-2. S⁶⁺ is the dominant multi-charged species at 1064nm, while S⁴⁺, S³⁺ and S²⁺ ions are the main multi-charged species at 532nm. A three-step model (i.e., multiphoton ionization triggering, inverse bremsstrahlung heating, electron collision ionizing) is proposed to explain the generation of these multi-charged ions at the laser intensity stated above. The high ionization level of the clusters and the increasing charge state of the ion products with increasing laser wavelength are supposed mainly due to the rate-limiting step, i.e., electron heating by absorption energy from the laser field via inverse bremsstrahlung, which is proportional to \lambda ², \lambda being the laser wavelength.     

Electron-impact ionization cross section calculations for lithium-like ions

The electron-impact ionization of lithium-like ions C³⁺,N⁴⁺,O⁵⁺,Ne⁷⁺,and Fe2³⁺is studied using a combination of two-potential distorted-wave and R-matrix methods with a relativistic correction.Total cross sections are computed for incident energies from 1 to 10 times of ionization energy and better agreements with the experimental results are obtained in comparison with the theoretical data available.It is found that the indirect ionization processes become significant for the incident energy larger than about four times of the ionization energy.Contributions from the exchange effects along the isoelectronic sequence are also discussed and found to be important.The present method can be used to obtain systematic ionization cross sections for highly charged ions across a wide incident energy range.     

Calculation of ion energy distributions of argon excimer ions generated in helicon plasma

A program is developed to calculate the ion energy distributions （IEDs） of Ar2^＋ making use of a simplified kinetic model with a combination of Monte Carlo method. Several coefficients are used to realize good match between the calculated and measured results. Some important assumptions are confirmed： argon excimer ions have short lifetime, hence they are formed in a short range before the collecting electrode. The excimer ions that encounter collisions will be discarded because they turn to other ion species after they collide with argon atoms. From the calculated results some plasma parameters such as the cross section or neutral density in discharge could be evaluated.     

Comparison of Secondary Ion Emissions from Carbon Nanotubes under Bombardments of MeV Si and Si2 Clusters

The emission yields of H, H2, H3 and heavy ions from carbon nanotubes under bombardments of Si and Si2 clusters in an energy range of 0.3-3 MeV per atom are measured by using the time-of-flight technique (TOF). The emission yields of the secondary ions increase with increasing energy of Si and the electronic stopping processes play an important role. The enhanced emission yields of secondary ions induced by Si2 clusters at the low energies are clearly seen and attributed to the vicinage effect of the nuclear collision processes of cluster constituents and the secondary ion emissions are still dominated by electronic stopping processes at high energies.     

Study on the method of mini-jet identification in relativistic heavy ion collisions

In this paper a set of methods identifying minijet from final state particles in the relativistic heavy ion collision events is established and the parameter dependence has been investigated in Au+Au collisions at √s= 200 GeV using a multiphase transport model (AMPT). It is found that the number of minijets reduces with the increasing of collision parameter and raises with the increasing of c.m energy. Furthermore, we analyze the rapidity and momentum distribution inside minijets identified using this method.     

Interaction of intense laser pulses with atomic clusters at different gas densities

The interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with rare gas clusters was studied experimentally, the time-of-flight spectra of ions from exploding clusters at different gas densities have been measured. It is found that while the relative components of ions in low and high energy of the ion energy spectrum decrease with the increase of the gas density, the average ion energies are the same for different gas densities, which indicates that the effect of gas density on laser-cluster interaction is not important under our experimental conditions.     

Commissioning of electron cooling in CSRm

A new generation electron cooler has started operation in the heavy ion synchrotron CSRm which is used to increase the intensity of heavy ions. Transverse cooling of the ion beam after horizontal multi-turn injection allows beam accumulation at the injection energy. After optimization of the accumulation process an intensity increase in a synchrotron pulse by more than one order of magnitude has been achieved. In given accumulation time interval of 10 seconds, 108 particles have been accumulated and accelerated to the final energy. The momentum spread after accumulation and acceleration in the 10-4 range has been demonstrated in six species of ion beams. Primary measurements of accumulation process varying with electron energy, electron beam current, electron beam profile, expansion factor and injection interval have been performed. The lifetimes of ion beams in the presence of electron beams were roughly measured with the help of DCCT signal.     

Transverse momentum and transverse mass distributions of charged hadrons produced in Au--Au collisions at high energies

The transverse momentum distribution and the transverse mass distribution of charged hadrons produced in nucleus nucleus collisions at high energies are described by using a two-cylinder model. The results calculated by the model are compared and found to be in agreement with the experimental data of the STAR and E895 Collaborations, measured in A~Au collisions at the relativistic heavy ion collider （RHIC） and alternating-gradient synchrotron （AGS） energies, respectively. In the energy range concerned, the excitation degree of emission source close to the central axis of cylinders increases obviously with the collision centrality and incident energy increasing, but it does not show any obvious change with the increase of the （pseudo）rapidity in central collisions. The excitation degree of emission source close to the side-surface of cylinders does not show any obvious change with the collision centrality, the （pseudo）rapidity, and the incident energy increasing.     

Measurement of the Low-Energy Rb~+-Rb Total Collision Rate in an Ion-Neutral Hybrid Trap

An ion-neutral hybrid trap is built to study low-energy ion-atom collisions. The ion-neutral hybrid trap is combined with two spatially concentric traps: a linear Paul trap for the ionic species and a magneto-optical trap(MOT) for the neutral species. The total ion atom collision rate coefficient k_(ia)between~(87)Rb atoms and optically dark ~(87)Rb~+ ions is measured by monitoring the reduction of the steady-state MOT atoms by sequentially introducing various mechanisms, namely photoionization and ion-atom collisions. In contrast to other experiments, a concise experimental procedure is devised to obtain the loss rates of the MOT atoms due to photoionization and ion atom collisions in one experimental cycle, and then the collision rate k_(ia) of cold ~(87)Rb atoms with ~(87)Rb~+ ions is deduced to 0.94(±0.24)× 10~(-13) m~3/s with T_i= 3770(±100) K measured by the time of fligt of the ion signal.The measurements show good agreement with the collision rate derived from the Langevin model.     

W44+ 离子双电子复合速率系数的理论研究

利用全相对论组态相互作用方法,详细研究了W44+ 离子从基组态3s23p63d104s2俘获一个电子形成双激发态(3s23p63d104s2)nln′l′(n = 4 ~ 6,n′= 4 ~7) 的双电子复合(DR) 过程。通过比较不同壳层电子激发的DR 速率系数,得知4s 电子激发和3d 电子激发的DR 速率系数分别在低温和中高温度时给出了主要贡献,得到了主要的电子激发DR通道。在1 eV~50 keV 温度范围内,计算了n = 4~18 的DR速率系数,并外推到了n= 100,得到总DR 速率系数。比较总DR 速率系数、三体复合(TBR) 以及辐射复合(RR) 速率系数,结果表明DR 速率系数在研究的温度范围内远大于TBR 和RR 速率系数,其将明显地影响ITER 等离子体的电离平衡和离化态布居。Based on the fully relativistic configuration interaction method, theoretical calculations are carried out to research the dielectronic recombination (DR) processes, in which W44+ ions in the ground state 3s23p63d104s2 trap an electron to form doubly excited states (3s23p63d104s2)nln’l’(n =4~6,n′= 4~7). The comparison of the DR rate coefficients of different shells shows that DR approach is as follow: the 4s subshell excitation dominates to DR at low temperature, but 3d subshell excitation attributes to DR at high temperature. Total DR rate coefficients from n=4~18 are evaluated directly, and the results are extrapolated up to n = 100 in the temperature range from 1 to 5×104 eV, and thus get the total DR rate coefficients. Compared total DR rate coefficients to three-body recombination (TBR) rate coefficients and radiative recombination (RR) rate coefficients, it showed that the total DR rate coefficients obviously significantly greater than other two recombination rate coefficients, and thus it obviously influence ionization equilibrium and ionization state population of ITER plasma.     

Low-Energy Rate Enhancement in Recombination Processes of Electrons into Bare Uranium Ions

Based on the Dirac-Fork-Slater method combined with the multichannel quantum defect theory, the recombination processes of electrons into bare uranium ions （U92＋） are investigated in the relative energy range close to zero, and the x-ray spectrum emitted in the direct radiative recombination and cascades processes are simulated. Compared with the recent measurement, it is found that the rate enhancement comes from the additional populations on high Rydberg states. These additional populations may be produced by other recombination mechanisms, such as the external electric-magnetic effects and the many-body correlation effects, which still remains an open problem.     

Dielectronic recombination rate coefficient for Cu-like Au^50＋ ion

The rate coefficients α^{DR} of dielectronic recombination (DR) for Cu-like Au^{50+} ion collided with the incident free electron are calculated based on the quasi-relativistic multi-configuration Hartree－Fock theory. The results clearly show that the α^{DR} of all recombination channels exhibits resonance characters with electron temperature. At lower temperatures, the recombination for electrons caused by 4s excitation is dominant through outer electron radiative transitions among the intermediate doubly excited autoionizing levels, in which the most components come from 3d^{10}5pns states, whereas with increasing electron temperature, DR caused by 3d excitation turns out to be dominant, and the contribution from the 3d^94s4fnf state to the total rate coefficient of electron 3d is the largest with α^{DR}=1.15×10^{- 11} cm^3·s^{-1} at an electron temperature of T_e=0.35 keV. Under this condition, there exists a strong competition between the two types of recombination channels.     

Electron impact excitation rate coefficients of N II ion

This paper calculates the electron impact excitation rate coefficients from the ground term 2s²2p^{2 3}P to the excited terms of the 2s²2p², 2s2p³, 2s²2p3s, 2s²2p3p, and 2s²2p3d configurations of N II. In the calculations, multiconfiguration Dirac--Fork wave functions have been applied to describe the target-ion states and relativistic distorted-wave calculation has been performed to generate fine-structure collision strengths. The collision strengths are then averaged over a Maxwellian distribution of electron velocities in order to generate the effective collision strengths. The calculated rate coefficients are compared with available experimental and theoretical data, and some good agreements are found for the outer shell electron excitations. But for the inner shell electron excitations there are still some differences between the present calculations and available experiments.     

Cs^＋-K^＋ Exchange in Z-Cut KTiOPO4 Crystal Covered with Chromium Masking Layer

Cs^＋-K^＋ ion exchanges are performed on z-cut KTiOPO4 crystals with chromium coating covered. The temperature of ion exchange is 430℃, and the time range from 15min to 30min. The dark mode spectra of the samples are measured by the prism coupling method. The channel structures on the samples are observed by a microscope and the near field pattern of the channel waveguides are measured by the end-fire coupling method. The refractive index of the samples increases and the increments at surface are modulated due to the existence of Cr film. In the region covered by Cr film, the refractive index of the samples at the surface increases dramatically in a shallow layer. The results of energy dispersive x-ray spectra indicate that in the region covered with Cr film, Cr ions participate in the ion exchange process, and enhance the refractive index. The results may provide a possibility that achieves index enhancement and Cr doping synchronically.     

Dielectronic Recombination of Ni-Like Gold Ion Through the Cu-Like 3d^94ln＇l＇ （n＇= 4, 5） Configurations

Ab initio calculations of dielectronic recombination (DR) rate coefficients from the ground state of Ni-like A u ion through the Cu-like 3d^94ln‘l‘ (n‘= 4, 5) configurations have been performed by using a relativistic atomic code FAC with configuration interaction. The DR rate coefficients through the 3d^94l5f5/2 and 3d^94l5f7/2 configurations are evaluated separately. The contributions from resonant and nonresonant radiative stabilizing transitions to the total rate coefficients are distinguished and discussed. The decays to autoionizing levels followed by radiative cascades are included in the calculation.     

ISAC基于ECR离子源的离子注入式电离

An ECR ion source for charge breeding of radioactive ions from the ISAC facility at TRIUMF has been set up at a test stand.It has been operated with different ion sources for the injection of singly charged ions and the efficiency,breeding time and emittance have been determined for several elements.A maximum efficiency of more than 6% for the breeding of Kr~(12 ) has been achieved so far.Additionally the charge exchange of Rb and Cs ions in the range of 10 to 23 with residual gas molecules in the transport beam lines has been investigated.The absolute values for the cross sections at 10—15 q keV agree with predictions extrapolated from lower charge states but the strong dependence on the ionization energy of the gas molecules could not be verified.     

Commissioning of electron cooling in CSRm

A new generation electron cooler has started operation in the heavy ion synchrotron CSRm which is used to increase the intensity of heavy ions. Transverse cooling of the ion beam after horizontal multi-turn injection allows beam accumulation at the injection energy. After optimization of the accumulation process an intensity increase in a synchrotron pulse by more than one order of magnitude has been achieved. In given accumulation time interval of 10 seconds, 10⁸ particles have been accumulated and accelerated to the final energy. The momentum spread after accumulation and acceleration in the 10^－4 range has been demonstrated in six species of ion beams. Primary measurements of accumulation process varying with electron energy, electron beam current, electron beam profile, expansion factor and injection interval have been performed. The lifetimes of ion beams in the presence of electron beams were roughly measured with the help of DCCT signal.