高离化态Hg和U离子的双电子复合过程的理论研究

在相对论多组态Dirac-Fock理论基础上,利用近期发展的计算双电子复合截面的程序,系统研究了高离化态类氦到类硼Hg和U离子的KLL双电子复合过程. 讨论了Breit效应和量子电动力学(QED)效应对Hg离子共振双激发态能级的贡献,得到了双激发态的共振能、总线宽和相应的双电子复合共振强度,所得结果与其他理论和实验结果都符合得很好. 在此基础上进一步研究了高离化态U离子的KLL双电子复合过程,并与已有的实验和理论结果作了比较. 关键词： 双电子复合 MCDF     

高离化态Hg和U离子的双电子复合过程的理论研究

在相对论多组态Dirac-Fock理论基础上，利用近期发展的计算双电子复合截面的程序，系统研究了高离化态类氦到类硼Hg和U离子的KLL双电子复合过程. 讨论了Breit效应和量子电动力学(QED)效应对Hg离子共振双激发态能级的贡献，得到了双激发态的共振能、总线宽和相应的双电子复合共振强度，所得结果与其他理论和实验结果都符合得很好. 在此基础上进一步研究了高离化态U离子的KLL双电子复合过程，并与已有的实验和理论结果作了比较.     

Theoretical study of the KLL dielectronic recombination for highly charged iodine ions

With a developed program for calculation of dielectronic recombination (DR) process, which is based on multi-configuration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) method, the KLL DR processes of the highly charged helium-like to carbon-like iodine ions have been studied systematically. The contributions to doubly excited states from quantum electrodynamic (QED) and Breit effects have been discussed. The KLL DR resonant energies and corresponding resonant strengths have been calculated. The behavior of KLL resonant strengths with increasing Z are analyzed for He-like ions in particular. The theoretical DR spectra for each highly charged ion species are obtained in the KLL region. Comparison has been made between the present calculations and the latest experiments in Tokyo-EBIT.     

KLL dielectronic recombination process of He-like to O-like xenon ions

In this work, the KLL dielectronic recombination (DR) processes of highly charged He-like to O-like xenon ions are studied systematically by using a DR program, which is based on the multi-configuration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) method. The KLL DR resonant energies and the corresponding resonant strengths are calculated, asizing especially the effect of the Breit interaction on the DR strengths. The theoretical KLL DR spectra are obtained and compared with the latest experimental results obtained in the Shanghai Electron Beam Ion Trap.     

Measurement of the KLL Dielectronic Recombination Resonances in He-like to C-like Kr Ions

The KLL dielectronic recombination processes of highly charged He-like to C-like Kr ions have been studied experimentally. The measurement was performed on the newly developed Shanghai electron beam ion trap （Shanghai-EBIT） facility. Characteristic x-rays from both dielectronic recombination and radiative recombination are detected as the electron beam energy is scanned through the resonances. The KLL resonant strengths obtained are 5.41×10^-19, 4.33×10^-19, 3.59×10^-19, 2.05×10^-19 and 0.98×10^-19 cm^2 eV for He-like to C-like Kr ions, respectively.     

KLn Dielectronic Recombination Process of B- Through He-like Cu Ions

The KLn dielectronic recombination processes of trapped highly charged B-like through He-like Cu ions are studied theoretically, and the theoretical results are used to analyse our previous experimental data at Heidelberg electron beam ion trap （EBIT）. The theoretical resonant positions agree with the experimental resonant positions to a precision of 0.4%, in comparison with the resonant positions of those highest peaks between theory and experiment. The experimental spectra are then fitted using a formula with the theoretical resonant energies and strengths, the result shows good overall agreement between theory and experiment over a wide electron energy range. The distribution of highly charged states is obtained from the fitting parameters.     

Prominent higher-order contributions to electronic recombination

Intershell higher-order (HO) electronic recombination is reported for highly charged Ar, Fe, and Kr ions, where simultaneous excitation of one K-shell electron and one or two additional L-shell electrons occurs upon resonant capture of a free electron. For the mid-Z region, HO resonance strengths grow unexpectedly strong with decreasing atomic number Z (∝Z(-4)), such that, for Ar ions the 2nd-order overwhelms the 1st-order resonant recombination considerably. The experimental findings are confirmed by multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock calculations including hitherto neglected excitation pathways.     

Structure and dynamics of highly charged heavy ions studied with the electron beam ion trap in Tokyo

In this paper, we present the structure and the dynamics of highly charged heavy ions studied through dielectronic recombination (DR) observations performed with the Tokyo electron beam ion trap. By measuring the energy dependence of the ion abundance ratio in the trap at equilibrium, we have observed DR processes for open shell systems very clearly. Remarkable relativistic effects due to the generalized Breit interaction have been clearly shown in DR for highly charged heavy ions. We also present the first result for the coincidence measurement of two photons emitted from a single DR event.     

State-selective quantum interference observed in the recombination of highly charged Hg 75+...78+ mercury ions in an electron beam ion trap

We present experimental data on the state-selective quantum interference between different pathways of photorecombination, namely, radiative and dielectronic recombination, in the KLL resonances of highly charged mercury ions. The interference, observed for well resolved electronic states in the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap, manifests itself in the asymmetry of line shapes, characterized by "Fano factors," which have been determined with unprecedented precision, as well as their excitation energies, for several strong dielectronic resonances.     

Theoretical study on photorecombination of C V ion

The partial and total photorecombination cross sections of the ground-state C V ion in the KLL and KLM resonant energy regions were calculated in detail by using the Dirac atomic R-matrix code based on a fully relativistic R-matrix method. Meanwhile, the principal resonant lines in each photorecombination channel have been classified according to the calculated transition energies and probabilities from the KLL and KLM resonant states to the 1s2nl(n = 2, 3 and l = s, p, d)final states. The validity of these calculations is assessed by comparison with previously published experimental and theoretical data. The good agreement between the present calculated results and those obtained using different approaches confirms the accuracy of the present results. In addition, it is found that the damping effect can be neglected for the KLL resonant, but not for the KLM resonant.     

Recent dielectronic recombination experiments

New recombination experiments with merged cold beams of electrons and atomic ions have been carried out at the storage ring facilities TSR in Heidelberg, ESR in Darmstadt, and CRYRING in Stockholm. A brief overview is given on the recent activities in which the Giessen group was engaged. Topics of this research were dielectronic recombination (DR) of astrophysically relevant ions, recombination of highly charged ions with respect to cooling losses in storage rings, field effects on DR, search for interference effects in photorecombination of ions, correlation effects in DR of low-Z ions, spectroscopy of high-Z ions by DR, and lifetimes of metastable states deduced from DR experiments. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Dielectronic recombination at low energy range with Boron-like Ar13+at the CSRm

In order to extend the dielectronic recombination (DR) experiments from the main cooler storage ring CSRm with intermediate charge state ions to the experimental cooler storage ring CSRe with highly charged ions and even radioactive ions, a test electron-ion recombination experiment of B-like Ar¹³⁺ ions was performed with a section of the new electron beam energy detuning system, which will be installed at the CSRe. We present the measured and also the calculated DR spectra for the ∆n = 0 resonances from 0 to 3 eV. The experimental results agree very well with the previous DR experimental data from CRYRING, and the energy resolution reached 30 meV full width at half maximum. This test experiment demonstrates that the reliability and stability of the newly developed electron beam energy detuning system are satisfactory for the upcoming DR experiments at the CSRe. However, we found large discrepancies between the experimental result and the calculation in both resonance positions and the intensities of the recombination spectrum below 0.7 eV, which indicate that precise calculation of the DR spectrum of multielectron ions is still a challenge.     

Nuclear excitation by electron capture followed by fast x-ray emission

The resonance strength of the two-step process of nuclear excitation by electron capture followed by γ decay of the nucleus can be significantly increased in highly charged ions if the resonant capture proceeds via an excited electronic state with subsequent fast x-ray emission. For fully ionized ²³⁸₉₂U and ²³²₉₀Th, the x-ray decay stabilizes the system against internal conversion of the captured electron, with an increase of both nuclear lifetimes and resonance strengths of up to two orders of magnitude compared with the case when occupied atomic orbitals prevent the x-ray de-excitation. Applications of this effect to the measurement of the not yet experimentally observed nuclear excitation by electron capture and to dense astrophysical plasmas are discussed.     

Exotic atoms — a new scope

Heavy ion cooler rings have been installed in a number of laboratories around the world. They allow for a new generation of experiments using the products of high energy heavy ion collisions, i.e. highly charged andpossibly radioactive ions. The first series of investigations at the SIS-ESR facility at the GSI, reviewed here, includes the observation of beta decay into a bound state of a highly charged ion andprecision spectroscopy of inner-shell levels by means of X-ray spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy andresonant di-electronic recombination.     

KLL Auger resonant Raman transition in metallic Cu and Ni

High energy resolution KL₂₃L₂₃ Auger spectra of polycrystalline Cu and Ni were measured using photon energies up to about 50 eV above the K-absorption edge and down to 5 eV (Cu KLL) and 4 eV (Ni KLL) below threshold. The spectra show strong satellite structures varying considerably as a function of the photon energy. In the sub-threshold region the linear dispersion of the diagram line energy positions and a distortion of the line shape as a function of photon energy, attributable to the Auger resonant Raman process, is clearly observed, indicating the one-step nature of the Auger emission. These changes in the resonant spectra are interpreted using a simple model based on resonant scattering theory in combination with partial density of states obtained from cluster molecular orbital (DV-Xα) calculations.     

Angular distribution of photons in dielectronic recombination

We have calculated the angular distribution of photons emitted after dielectronic recombination of highly charged uranium ions and obtained differential cross sections for resonant transfer and excitation in collisions of U⁹⁰⁺ with C atoms using the impulse approximation. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

HITRAP: A Facility for Experiments with Trapped Highly Charged Ions

HITRAP is a planned ion trap facility for capturing and cooling of highly charged ions produced at GSI in the heavy-ion complex of the UNILAC-SIS accelerators and the ESR storage ring. In this facility heavy highly charged ions up to uranium will be available as bare nuclei, hydrogen-like ions or few-electron systems at low temperatures. The trap for receiving and studying these ions is designed for operation at extremely high vacuum by cooling to cryogenic temperatures. The stored highly charged ions can be investigated in the trap itself or can be extracted from the trap at energies up to about 10 keV/q. The proposed physics experiments are collision studies with highly charged ions at well-defined low energies (eV/u), high-accuracy measurements to determine the g-factor of the electron bound in a hydrogen-like heavy ion and the atomic binding energies of few-electron systems, laser spectroscopy of HFS transitions and X-ray spectroscopy. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chemical contrast in soft x-ray ptychography

The unique strengths of x-ray microscopy are high penetration depth and near-edge resonances that provide chemical information. We use ptychography, a coherent diffractive imaging technique that disposes of the requirement for isolated specimens, and demonstrate resonant imaging by exploiting resonances near the oxygen K edge to differentiate between two oxygen-containing materials. To highlight a biological system where resonant ptychography might be used for chemical mapping of unsliced cells, reconstructions of freeze-dried Deinococcus radiodurans cells at an energy of 517 eV are shown.     

Soft x-ray laser spectroscopy on trapped highly charged ions at FLASH

In a proof-of-principle experiment, we demonstrate high-resolution resonant laser excitation in the soft x-ray region at 48.6 eV of the 2 (2)S(1/2) to 2 (2)P(1/2) transition of Li-like Fe23+ ions trapped in an electron beam ion trap by using ultrabrilliant light from Free Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH). High precision spectroscopic studies of highly charged ions at this and upcoming x-ray lasers with an expected accuracy gain up to a factor of a thousand, become possible with our technique, thus potentially yielding fundamental insights, e.g., into basic aspects of QED.     

高电离态离子与表面相互作用的研究

简要描述了慢速(v＜vBohr)高电荷态离子与表面相互作用过程中的电子、光子发射过程.介绍了用于高电荷态离子与表面作用实验研究的目前兰州近物所的实验装置和取得的一些初步实验结果.