K-Shell energy loss spectra of 2.5 keV electrons in CO2 and N2O

Energy loss spectra of 2.5 keV electrons, scattered by CO₂ and N₂O through small angles, have been studied in the regions around the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen K-edges. With the exception of the oxygen K-shell spectrum of nitrous oxide, the spectra are similar to those observed¹ for the diatomic molecules, N₂ and CO, in that the spectra are dominated by one very intense discrete transition while above the K-edge considerable structure is observed in addition to the normal K-continuum. This structure represents the simultaneous transitions of K-shell and valence shell electrons. The oxygen K-shell spectrum of nitrous oxide is unique in that the higher energy discrete peaks are more intense relative to the first discrete peak compared with the other spectra, while additional continuum structures are very weak. The observed spectra for the carbon K-shell of carbon dioxide and the terminal nitrogen K-shell of nitrous oxide are not in agreement with predictions based on the core analogy model which has previously been shown¹ to apply in the case of N₂ and CO.     

K-shell excitation of CH4, NH3, H2O,CH3OH,CH3OCH3 and CH3NH2 by 2.5 keV electron impact

The regions around the respective carbon, nitrogen and oxygen K-edges of CH₄, NH₃, H₂O, CH₃OH, CH₃OCH₃ and CH₃NH₂ have been investigated by electron energy loss spectroscopy using a beam of 2.5 keV electrons. All spectra show a number of discrete peaks just below the K-shell ionization threshold. These discrete structures have been interpreted as being associated with the promotion of a K-shell electron to Rydberg orbitals which converge to the K-shell ionization threshold.     

K-shell and valence shell excitations in CF4 by 2.5 keV electron impact

Energy loss spectra of 2.5 keV electrons, scattered through small angles by CF₄, have been obtained in the region of valence, carbon K- and fluorine K-shell excitations. The carbon K-shell spectrum has features which may be associated with the existence of an effective potential barrier in the CF₄ molecule.     

K- and LII,III-Shell excitations in CS2 and COS by 2.5 keV electron impact

Energy loss spectra of 2.5 keV electrons, scattered by CS₂ and COS through small angles, have been studied in the regions of the respective oxygen K, carbon K and sulfur L_{II, III}(2p) edges. The carbon and oxygen K-shell spectra are dominated by the first discrete transition similar to the K-shell spectra of the “isoelectronic” molecules CO₂ and N₂O. However, the carbon K-shell spectra of CS₂ and COS have features which may indicate the possible existence of an effective potential barrier in these molecules.     

K-shell excitation of HCN by electron energy loss spectroscopy

Small angle inelastic scattering of fast electrons has been used to study carbon and nitrogen K-shell excitation and ionization of HCN. The K→π* transitions in HCN have been investigated with high resolution.     

Four-body treatment of the K-shell positronium formation from multi-electron atoms

The four-body Coulomb-Born distorted-wave approximation with correct boundary conditions (CBDW-4B) is applied to the K-shell positronium formation from multi-electron atoms at intermediate and high impact energies. In the present approach, both K-shell electrons are treated as active electrons. For collisions of positrons with helium, carbon, and neon atoms, both the post and prior forms of the transition amplitude are calculated and the corresponding differential and integral cross sections are compared with the results of the three-body version of the formalism (CBDW-3B). In order to investigate the effects of the static electronic correlations on the process, initial bound states of the active electrons in helium atoms are described by Hylleraas and Silverman wave functions. Also for positronium formation from helium atoms the obtained cross sections are compared with the available experimental data and also with the results of the other theories.     

Cross sections for K-shell ionization of Si and Ar by 4 keV to 10 keV electron impact

K-Auger electron emission of Si and Ar produced by 4 keV to 10 keV electrons was measured. Absolute yields were obtained by normalizing to the elastically scattered primary electrons. From the yields cross sections for K-shell ionization were deduced. The cross sections are in good agreement with the results of a fit formula for K-shell excitation in the whole range measured, while they agree with results of PWBA calculations including electron exchange in the Ochkur approximation only for the higher impact energies.     

1.0 MeV电子碰撞引起Ta 和Au 内壳电离截面的测量

无论对深入理解电子-原子的作用机制,还是在材料等领域的实际应用,电子轰击原子的内壳电离截面都具有重要意义。当前电子碰撞引起原子内壳电离的实验数据多集中在几十keV 入射能量和中小Z 靶原子,其它数据相对比较缺乏。本工作以能量为1.0 MeV电子轰击Ta 和Au 靶,通过测量靶原子特征X射线的产额,获得其K壳电离截面分别为13.3 和10.1 b,L 壳电离截面分别为554 和338 b。并将实验结果和相应的理论进行了对比,结果显示,本实验测得的K壳电离截面与Casnati、Hombourger 理论值、L 壳电离截面与Scoeld和Born-Bethe 的理论值相符。Accurate experimental data for atomic inner-shell ionization cross-sections by electrons are of basic importance both in understanding inelastic electron-atom interaction and its application. Up to now, most of available data on this process were mainly concentrated on the low and medium Z atoms by the bombardment of low energy electrons. In present experiments K-shell and L-shell ionization cross-sections of Ta and Au in collisions with 1.0 MeV eleltron were determined by measuring the characteristic X-rays emitted from the target atoms. For the present collision systems the K-shell ionization cross-sections were found to be 13.3 and 10.1 b,and the L-shell ionization cross sections were 554 and 338 b, respectively. The measured K-shell ionization cross sections are in reasonable agreement with the theoretic predictions of Casnati and Hombourger, while L-shell ionization cross sections are consistent with the theoretical results of Soc eld and Born-Bethey.     

Orbital Electron Capture Rate and Time Modulation of H- and He-like Ions in a Storage-Ring

We have studied in a heavy ion storage ring the orbital electron capture decays of H- and He-like ¹⁴⁰Pr and ¹⁴²Pm ions and found that the H-like ions with one electron in the K-shell decay 1.49(8) and 1.44(6) times faster, than the corresponding He-like ions with two electrons in the K-shell. This result is explained by spin statistics due to the hyperfine structure of the H-like ions.     

K-shell ionization by high energy electrons

It is shown that the data of Middleman, Ford and Hofstader on K-shell ionization by electrons with energy from 150 to 900 MeV is fit very well by a relativistic form of Bethe's theory of ionization.     

Electrons from quasi-atoms formed in heavy-ion collisions

Electrons emitted in heavy-ion collisions of oxygen and sulfur projectiles with heavy targets were measured. Electron energies up to five times the K-shell binding energy of the target atom were observed. The high-energy part can be explained well within the framework of the Born approximation using relativistic electron wave functions for the united atoms. It is argued that the high-energy shape of the spectra is directly related to the form factor of inner shell electrons of the united atoms.     

电子引起的钛和锰的K壳层电离截面测量

报道了电子引起的钛,锰原子的Ｋ壳层电离截面实验值。实验中,采用了薄靶厚衬底技术,并将衬底中反射的电子对测量值的影响进行了修正。实验结果与其他文献报道的测量结果相吻合。最后,还将实验结果与Ｃａｓｎａｔｉ等人的经验公式进行了比较。     

Energy spectrum of ejected electrons in ionization of hydrogen atoms by electrons

Energy spectrum of ejected electrons in ionization of hydrogen atoms has been calculated following a multiple scattering theory of Das and Seal [15]. The results show peaks around two to three Rydbergs of energies of the ejected electrons, for incident electron energy of 250 eV and 500 eV, considered here, and for different combinations of the angular variables of the scattered and the ejected electrons, for scattering in a plane. The peaks are very similar to those observed in relativistic K-shell ionization of Ag atoms by electrons at 500 KeV energy [6]. The physical origin of these peaks may be traced to the second order scatterings, scattering first by the atomic nucleus (or the atomic electron) and then a second time by the atomic electron. These peaks are, however, absent in the first Born results. Experimental verification of the present results and theoretical calculation by some other well-known methods will be interesting.     

The enhancement effect in K-shell radiative recombination of \mbox{\sffamily\bfseries U}^{\hbox{\sffamily\bfseries\fontsize{10}{12}\selectfont 92+}} ions with cooling electrons

We report the results of the x-ray radiative recombination (RR) experiment at the electron cooler of the ESR storage ring performed, for the first time, for detuned (off-cooling) electron energies. In this experiment the recombination of stored, decelerated bare uranium ions with electrons in the energy range 0–1000 meV was studied by observing K-RR x-ray photons emitted from direct radiative recombination to the lowest n=1 state. In this way the RR process was studied in a state selective manner for several off-cooling electron energies. The measured dependency of the recombination rate on the relative electron energies for K-shell RR x-ray photons are compared with the predictions of both nonrelativistic and fully relativistic calculations for the radiative recombination. A role of the relativistic effects, which contribute substantially for higher relative electron energies, are discussed. Strong enhancement of the recombination rate is observed for the the zero relative electron energy (cooling condition) for the K-shell.     

The maximum momentum transfer in proton-hydrogen collisions

The upper limit of momentum transfer by a proton to K-shell electrons is calculated in a restricted three-body classical model. The model shows that the infinite upper limit used in practice, is generally good except for low energy protons passing through an extremely rarefied gas.     

能量范围从20ke到34kev的锆元素K壳层电离截面

用20～34keV能量的电子束轰击锆靶,从而测得锆元素的K壳层电离截面。这些数据是国际上首次报道。在实验中采用电子输运双群模型修正了由厚衬底产生的反射电子对计数的影响。同时用蒙特-卡罗EGS4程序计算了电子在质量厚度为24.3μg cm     

The diamond surface: III. Differential cross-sections for inelastic scattering

The differential cross-section for K-level ionisation for carbon in diamond and graphite have been derived from the Auger yield. The model is based on exponential attenuation of the outgoing Auger electrons. This model was extended to analyse the K-shell ionisation loss spectra. From the energy dependence of the loss peaks in diamond and graphite, the threshold peak k₀ has been attributed to a single high-angle back-scattering event. The peaks k₁, K₂ and K₃ can be explained in terms of a double scattering mechanism. The loss peak K₅ can be assigned to a triple scattering process.     

能量范围从20keV到34keV的锆元素K壳层电离截面

 用20~34keV能量的电子束轰击锆靶,从而测得锆元素的K壳层电离截面。这些数据是国际上首次报道。在实验中采用电子输运双群模型修正了由厚衬底产生的反射电子对计数的影响。同时用蒙特卡罗EGS4程序计算了电子在质量厚度为24.3mg/cm²的锆靶中的平均路径长度。     

多电荷离子与C,Ne和Ar原子碰撞中K壳层电子俘获截面的计算

本文提出了一种计算多电荷离子与原子碰撞中K壳层电子俘获截面的新方法,称为模型势Oppenheimer-Brinkman-Krammer近似(MPOBK)。在该方法中我们用模型势来描述K电子所处的有效场,同时在波函数中考虑屏蔽效应。我们得到的K壳层总俘获截面是一个表解析达式。对H~ 、He~(2 )-Ne,H~ 、He~(2 )-C及O~(5 ,6 )-Ar体系的计算表明本文结果较好地与实验数据一致。