New aspect in transient magnetic fields using heavy ion beams

Transient field precessions have been measured with the first excited 2 ₁ ⁺ -state as probe for ions of²⁸Si traversing Fe at v_ion?1v₀ and 13v₀(v₀=c/137) and⁶²Ni being stopped in Fe. The degree of polarization deduced for the Si ions, p_1s=0.19(6), is consistent with low-velocity data. There is clear evidence that the field strength is attenuated by heavy ion beams. For the⁶²Ni(2 ₁ ⁺ ) state at 1.173 MeV a g-factor value of g=0.34(7) was obtained in good agreement with a previous result.     

Multi electron capture processes in slow collisions between X<Superscript>7+</Superscript> (X = N,O and Ne) ions with C<Subscript>60</Subscript>

Electron capture processes in collision between slow X⁷⁺ (X = N, O and Ne) ions and C₆₀ fullerene have been investigated using coincident measurements of the number n of ejected electrons, the mass and charge of the multicharged C₆₀ ^r+ recoil ions and their fragments C_m ⁱ⁺ and the final charge state of the outgoing projectiles X^(q-s)+ ( ). The collision velocity is about 0.4 a.u. The partial cross-sections σ_r ^s , corresponding to r electrons transferred to the projectile with only s electrons stabilized, have been measured. Cross-sections for collisions “inside” and those “outside” the C₆₀ cage have been separated by analyzing the kinetic energy of the outgoing projectile. The mean final charge state for frontal collisions has been measured to 3.1, 2.6 and 2.5 for N⁷⁺, O⁷⁺ and Ne⁷⁺ respectively. These results show the importance of the core effect on the stabilisation processes of captured electrons.     

The velocity dependence of the transient magnetic field of O in Fe

The transient field precession has been measured for¹⁶O ions in the 3 ₁ ^– excited state recoiling into magnetized iron foils with an initial velocity of 8.0v ₀ (v ₀=c/137). The recoil velocity after passage through the Fe foils has been varied by adjusting the foil thickness. The resulting field strengths show strong deviations from the empirical linear velocity dependence of the transient field. The velocity dependence can be described well on the basis of recently measured probabilities for K-shell vacancy production for O in Fe, with a velocity independent degree of polarization =0.14 for the unpaired electrons in the K-shell.     

Transient field measurements on32S(21 +) ions in Gd at the 1s electron Bohr velocity

With the knowng-factor of the Coulomb excited first 2⁺-state in³²S the transient magnetic field was determined for sulphur ions traversing Gd at a mean velocity of 16 ₀ ( ₀=c/137). The degree of polarization deduced for the dominating H-like ions, ¯p_1s =0.10(3), agrees very well with that obtained at lower velocities. In addition, an upper limit of a transient electric field gradient was deduced from the particle--angular correlation which is expected on theoretical grounds.The authors thank the operating staff and in particular Dr. R. Repnow of the accelerator facility at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik in Heidelberg for providing excellent beam conditions. They are indebted to Profs. D. Habs and U. Schmidt-Rohr for their continuous interest and generous support during the experiment. They are grateful to Dr. P. Maier-Komor and Mrs. A. Meens for preparing the Gd-targets and He-implantation. Support by the BMFT and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is acknowledged.     

Observation of muonic HF molecule formation with TF μ− SR

Negative muon polarization has been measured in pure gaseous Ne (24 atm) and in Ne+H₂ mixtures (24 atm Ne+1.8 atm H₂, 8 atm H₂ and 16 atm H₂). The experiment was performed at JINR (Dubna) on aSR-spectrometer [1] with 200 G transverse magnetic field at room temperature. In pure Ne no polarization was observed (a ₀=0.09±0.1%) while in Ne+H₂ mixtures clear precession signals were detected at the free-muon frequency with asymmetries a_1.8=0.33±0.13%,a ₈=0.33±0.14% anda ₁₆=0.59±0.09%. The fact that polarization appears in the muonic HF molecule shows that at the moment of the molecule formation (t10^–10 s) the muon is not completely depolarized. The estimate of the reaction constantk=(2.3±1.6)×10^–11cm³ s^–1 agrees with the experimental values obtained by other methods. The result achieved demonstrates that ^– SR-method can be applied for studying fast kinetics processes in the gas phase and in particular for measuring chemical reaction rates of halogen atoms and ions.     

Hyperfine density shifts of137Ba+ ions in noble gas buffers

Fractional hyperfine density shifts (fds) for¹³⁷Ba⁺ (I=3/2) ions are measured by means of direct optical pumping in noble gas buffers. The results for the fds (¹³⁷Ba⁺, 6s ² S _1/2) in units of 10^?9/Torr (0 ?C) (measured at temperatures between 375 and 395 K) are: + 7(7) (He), ?74(8) (Ne), ?825(80) (Ar), ?1 500(200) (Kr), and < ?1600 (Xe). These shifts for the¹³⁷Ba⁺ ion are considerably more negative than those for the isoelectronic¹³⁷Cs atom. It is shown that this difference can be explained by taking into account the additional charge induced interaction. The hyperfine splitting frequency of the unperturbed¹³⁷Ba⁺ 6s ² S _1/2 state is extrapolated tov ₀=8037741.6(6)kHz.     

The transient magnetic field for13C in iron

The time-integral transient-field precession has been measured for the first 5+/2 state in¹³C recoiling in magnetized iron at initial velocities ofv _i/v _o=3.4, 5.9, and 8.8. The results are consistent with recent findings for the extremely short-lived (=0.06 ps) 2 ₁ ⁺ state of¹²C. The transient magnetic field is found to exhibit a maximum of 4 MG at a velocity around 4v _o, supporting an interpretation originating in the polarization of halfempty s-shells of the recoiling carbon ions. Closed polycrystalline iron frames were used as ferromagnetic backings, and their properties as such are discussed.     

Formation of lithium-like boron and nitrogen ions in the <Superscript>4</Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">P</Emphasis><Subscript>5/2</Subscript> state in gaseous media

We experimentally determined the fraction of α_v of lithium-like boron B²⁺ and nitrogen N⁴⁺ ions in the ⁴ P _5/2 state having a velocity of 3.6 au that are formed upon capture of two (α₂) electrons by hydrogen-like B⁴⁺ and N⁶⁺ ions and upon capture of one (α₁) electron by helium-like (1s2s)^1,3 S metastable B³⁺ and N⁵⁺ ions in gaseous media (H₂, He, N₂, Ar), as well as upon passage through a celluloid film. In light-element media (H₂, He), α₂ increases proportional to the target thickness T _g and reaches a maximum at T _g ≈ 10¹⁶ atom/cm² (for B ions, α₂ ≈ 0.2 in H₂ and α₂ ≈ 0.4 in He). For boron and nitrogen ions passing through thin layers of heavier gases (N₂, Ne), α₂ depends considerably more weakly on T _g , and, in Ar, becomes practically constant. It is assumed that, since hydrogen and helium do not contain electrons with parallel spins, autoionizing lithium-like ions are formed as a result of successive (one by one) capture of electrons, whereas, in the heavier gases, simultaneous capture of two electrons predominates. At T _g ～ 10¹⁵ atom/cm², the fraction α₁ of boron ions is the highest in He, ～0.15, and the lowest in Ar, ～0.07, being in qualitative agreement with calculations.     

Velocity and atomic number dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron

Thev- andZ-dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron has been investigated for light ions. The present work on transient fields for²⁰Ne and²⁴Mg at initial velocities up tov _i=8v _o (v _o=c/137) confirms the linearv-dependence of these fields. From the existing and present data a marked atomic shell effect has been found in theZ-dependence forZ26. This dependence can be described by a simple expression if the fields are assumed to be due to polarized electrons in s-shells. This shell effect can be understood qualitatively within the framework of an atomic model.     

Selectively dopedn-AlxGa1−xAs/GaAs heterostructures with high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas for field effect transistors

The transport properties of warm and hot electrons in selectively dopedn-Al _x Ga_1–x As/GaAs heterostructures created by electric fields up to 500 V/cm were studied by Hall effect, conductivity, and Shubnikov-de Haas measurements at lattice temperatures from 4.2 to 300 K. Hall measurements revealed a substantial decrease of electron mobility and also of sheet electron concentration at 77 K with enhanced electric field. The accelerated 2D electrons are partly scattered into the low-mobility first excited (E ₁) subband, and they are partly trapped in immobile states located in the Al_xGa_1–xAs near the interface. Consequently, two differentv(E) characteristics were obtained at 77 K. The 2D electrons populating only the lowest (E ₀) subband exhibit a velocity of v-2×10⁷ cm/s at 500 V/cm, while the averaged velocity due to all electrons reaches a value of v-1.5×10⁷cm/s at 500 V/cm. The analysis of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations and Fast Fourier transformation of the data manifested that the 2D electrons are very rapidly accelerated at 4.2 K and achieve electron temperatures much higher than the lattice temperature at electric fields as low as 1 V/cm. The major cooling process for these electrons is scattering into the low-mobilityE ₁ subband.     

Ionization of hydrogen and deuterium atoms in thermal energy collisions with state-selected Ne(3s 3 P 2,3 P 0) metastable atoms

High resolution energy spectra of electrons and ions resulting from thermal energy collisions of hydrogen and deuterium atoms with state-selected metastable Ne(Ne(3s ³ P ₂,³ P ₀) atoms are reported. The electron spectra for Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) are very broad: The high energy part due to formation of NeH⁺ (NeD⁺) bound states (associative ionization), amounts to about 30% of the ionizing events, whereas the dominant part of the spectrum including a prominent low-energy peak is due to Penning ionization out of a strongly-attractive entrance potential curve. Comparison of the spectra with quantum mechanical fit calculations yields fairly accurate information on this potential, in particular its well depthD _e [Ne(³ P ₂)?H,D]= 2.0(1) eV. The spectra for Ne(³ P ₀)+H, D are comparatively narrow with much lower cross sections than the one for the Ne(³ P ₂) state. The corresponding entrance channel is a weakly bound van der Waals molecule with a well depth below 0.1 eV. A perturbation calculation of the Ne(3s)+H(1s) potential energy curves at large distances explains the observed difference between the Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) and Ne(³ P ₀)+H(D) systems. Symmetry arguments are given that the major contribution to the Ne(³ P ₂)+H(D) spectra is due to the² Σ potential.     

The12C(2 1 + ) state as probe for transient magnetic fields in polarized iron

PAC measurements on the 4.43 MeV¹²C(2⁺) state on recoil in magnetized iron at velocitiesv _ion=2.1v ₀, 6.0v ₀, 7.4v ₀ yield integral precession angles of =+0.72(18), +0.94(16) and +0.71(18) mrad, respectively. The results supplementary to existing precession data are interpreted by a distribution of C⁵⁺ ions implying a K-shell polarization of 28% and an effective charge larger than measured after emergence from the solid. The low-velocity precession tends to disagree with the empirical law of linear relationship between transient field and ion velocity. The presence of molecular orbital effects is discussed.     

Large transient magnetic fields at high ion velocities in polarized iron

Nuclear spin precessions due to the transient magnetic field in polarized Fe have been measured as a function of the initial velocity of²⁸Si ions in the first-excited nuclear state. The transient field was found to increase linearly with the ion velocityv in the regionv/c=0.006–0.049. This is in contrast to the Lindhard and Winther model, which requires an inverse proportionality with ion velocity. Reanalysis of an earlier measurement on³⁰Si(2 ₁ ⁺ ) with the linear velocity dependence yields a reduced value for theg-factor ofg=0.37±0.12. Other available velocity-dependent data for²²Ne,⁵⁶Fe and¹⁹⁶Pt are consistent with a linear velocity dependence and suggest in addition a linear dependence on the nuclear charge Z of the moving ion. The increase of the transient field with recoil velocity can be explained semi-quantitatively by the capture of polarized Fe electrons into 1s and 2s vacancies in the moving ion. The velocity-dependent data and other discrepancies from the Lindhard and Winther model for¹⁶N,¹⁸O and very recently, for¹²C are also discussed in terms of the proposed microscopic model.     

Polarization effects in ionizing thermal energy collisions of laser-excited Ne(3p 3 D 3) atoms with Ar atoms

Using transverse and longitudinal excitation of a collimated metastable Ne(3s ³ P _2.0) beam with average velocities of 500, 800, and 1,200 m/s by means of a single mode dye laser on the²⁰Ne(3s ³ P ₂→3p ³ D ₃) transition, we have investigated ionizing collisions of polarized Ne(3s ³ P ₂) and Ne(3p ³ D ₃) atoms with Ar atoms. The product electrons were energy analyzed with high resolution (9–25 meV). The resulting Ne(3p ³ D ₃) electron spectra exhibit a strong dependence on the three types of laser polarization (π _∥,π_⊥, σ_?), chosen to prepare the excited atoms. In contrast, the Ne(3s ³ P ₂) spectra are only weakly dependent on polarization. Detailed model calculations have been carried out for the Ne(3p)+Ar cross sections, using computed excited-state potential curves, semi-empirical ionic potentials, and local autoionization width functions. A semiclassical closecoupling method is applied to describe the evolution of the polarized collision system in the coupled entrance channels. It is found that a single autoionization widthΓ(R) is not sufficient to describe the measured polarization effects properly. The dependence ofΓ on the initial and final state is expressed in terms of few reduced electronic transition matrix elements, which are determined by comparison of measured and calculated total cross sections and Ar⁺(² P _3/2)/Ar⁺(² P _1/2) branching ratios for ionizing collisions of the various Ne(3pJ=1,2,3) multiplet states with Ar. The matrix elements corresponding to Ar(3pσ)→Ne(2pσ) electron transfer during autoionization are found to dominate, but Ar(3pπ)→Ne(2pπ) transfer has also to be included. The resulting calculated electron spectra reproduce the measured polarization effects in a semi-quantitative way.     

One-neutron knockout from Ne isotopes

One-neutron knockout reactions of ^24–28Ne in a beryllium target have been studied in the Fragment Separator (FRS), at GSI. The results include inclusive one-neutron knockout cross-sections as well as longitudinal-momentum distributions of the knockout fragments. The ground-state structure of the neutron-rich neon isotopes was obtained from an analysis of the measured momentum distributions. The results indicate that the two heaviest isotopes, ²⁷Ne and ²⁸Ne, are dominated by a configuration in which a s_1/2$s_{1/2}$ neutron is coupled to an excited state of the ²⁶Ne and ²⁷Ne core, respectively.     

中低速C3+与He，Ne，Ar原子相互作用过程中单电子转移绝对截面的测量

实验测量了1.7v₀—4.2v₀(v₀为玻尔速度,v₀=2.19×10⁸cm/s)的C³⁺与He,Ne,Ar原子碰撞过程中单电子转移绝对截面.将实验结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果做了比较,发现测量结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果在趋势上相符.当入射离子速度在1.7v₀—2 关键词： 离子-原子碰撞 单电子转移 绝对截面     

Dark resonances for ground-state transfer of molecular quantum gases

One possible way to produce ultra-cold, high-phase-space-density quantum gases of molecules in the rovibronic ground state is given by molecule association from quantum-degenerate atomic gases on a Feshbach resonance and subsequent coherent optical multi-photon transfer into the rovibronic ground state. In ultra-cold samples of Cs₂ molecules, we observe two-photon dark resonances that connect the intermediate rovibrational level |v=73,J=2〉 with the rovibrational ground state |v=0,J=0〉 of the singlet X ¹ Σ _g ⁺ ground-state potential. For precise dark resonance spectroscopy we exploit the fact that it is possible to efficiently populate the level |v=73,J=2〉 by two-photon transfer from the dissociation threshold with the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) technique. We find that at least one of the two-photon resonances is sufficiently strong to allow future implementation of coherent STIRAP transfer of a molecular quantum gas to the rovibrational ground state |v=0,J=0〉.     

The velocity andZ dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron

The velocity dependence of the transient magnetic field in iron has been investigated for¹³⁴Ba at four initial velocities betweenv _i=0.8v ₀ andv _i=3.6v ₀ (v ₀=c/137). The present work confirms the linearv-dependence found for light ions (Z34). Existing data on transient fields were reanalyzed assuming a general validity of the linearv-dependence. The extractedZ-dependence shows a smooth, almost linearZ-dependence for ions withZ12. From the present work, with the calibration of the transient field from systematics, theg-factor of the first excited 2⁺ state in¹³⁴Ba is determined to beg=0.41(6).     

Measurement of vibrational energy transfer of OH (A2Σ+,v′=1→0) in low-pressure flames

2 Σ⁺) was measured in a low-pressure H₂/O₂ flame for three rotational levels of OH (v^′=1). Rate coefficients for collisions with H₂O and N₂ were determined. At 1600 K, k_VET (N₂) is (in 10^-11 cm³s^-1) 10.1±2, 6.1±1.8, and 3.8±1.3 for N^′=0, 5, and 13, respectively. The k_VET (H₂O) is <1.1±1.8. The k_Q (N₂) is <2.4±8 for both vibrational levels. The k_Q (H₂O) in v^′=1 is 59.1±6.5, 54.7±6.4, and 54.9±6.6 for N^′=0, 5, and 13, respectively, and, determined indirectly, 74.6±10.4, 70.6±10.3, and 63.4±7.3 for N^′=0, 5, and 13 in v^′=0. A multi-level model of OH population dynamics, which is being developed for the quantitative simulation of experimental LIF spectra, was extended to include VET. It was attempted to simulate state-to-state-specific VET coefficients for N₂ collisions. From these simulations it appears that angular momentum conservation does not determine the N dependence of the vibrational relaxation step. Received: 9 September 1996/Revised version: 6 January 1997     

Study of cross sections for the loss of outer 1s, 2s, and 2p electrons by fast ions and atoms of light elements

In the case of light-element ions propagating with velocities V = 1.83 and 3.65 au in H₂, He, N₂, Ne, and Ar, the loss cross sections σ_{i, i+m} for m electrons (m = 1, 2, 3) are considered. The partial loss cross sections σ_i(nl) for one of the outer 1s, 2s, or 2p electrons are determined using the obtained data. It is shown that the experimental cross sections for the loss of the 1s and 2s electrons by positive ions qualitatively agree with the theoretical values calculated in the Born approximation. In the case of the ion velocity V = 1.83 au, the cross sections σ_i for 2p electrons are greater than the cross sections σ_i (1s) and σ_i (2s) by a factor of 1.2–3 for the same binding energies of electrons in the ion (I _nl > 20 eV). It is found experimentally that, at V = 1.83 au, the cross sections σ_i (2p) for I _nl ～ 10–20 eV are less than the cross sections σ_i (1s) by a factor of 2–3, which is probably caused by a decrease in the screening parameter (θ_2p < 1) of the outer shell of atoms.