Comparison of inner-shell ionization by relativistic electron and positron impact

Ratios of K/L shell X-ray yields by 10–20 MeV electrin and positron impact on Au have been measured with an accuracy of better than ±1.6%. The results show that the K-shell X-ray production cross section by electron impact is about 2% larger than by positron impact.     

Post-collision interaction in inner-shell ionisation of ArL 3 by electron impact

The shifts and shapes of ArL ₃ Auger lines due to the post-collision interaction (PCI) in the inner-shell ionisation of theL ₃-shell of argon by electron impact have been measured for the range of excess energiesE ₁=10 to 1,500 eV. The experimental shifts {ie67-01} could be fitted by a relation {ie67-02} withc=(5.3±0.4) andn= (?0.45±0.04) whereГ(ArL ₃)=130 meV is the ArL ₃-level width. In a classical model the PCI shifts have been calculated for two limiting cases:a) whereE ₁ is large enough (E ₁>50 eV) for the motion of the two slow electrons to be treated as uncorrelated, andb) forE ₁→0. The calculated shifts forE ₁=250, 750 and 1,750 eV are in good agreement with the experimental results. Also the calculated PCI distorted shapes of Auger lines for differentE ₁ agree reasonably with the experimental Auger line shapes.     

Inner-shell ionization by relativistic electron impact

K-, L andM-shell ionization cross sections have been measured for 23 elements, 12≦Z≦92, after bombardment with relativistic electrons, 15≦E ₀65MeV, by means of high resolution semiconductor detectors and a recently developed gas-scintillation proportional counter. For constant electron bombarding energyE ₀ the ionization cross sections follow a power law dependence,σ∽Z ^?α, and forE ₀=50MeV we deducedα =2.45±0.02 for theK shell andα=3.00 ±0.09 for theL shell. The observedZ dependence exhibits significant systematic deviations from theoretical predictions which exceed the experimental values up to 15 % at lowZ elements for theK shell and on the average about 11% for theL andM shell. The same behaviour of too low experimental values, i.e. an overestimation by the theory, is observed for the energy dependence of the cross sections for all shells. A scaling behaviour describing theZ andE ₀ dependence for allK-, L andM-shell data points is observed which also predicts the experimental values by other groups at lower and higher energies correctly. The comparsion of the measuredLΒ/Lα, andLγ/Lα intensity ratios for highZ elements with the values obtained by other groups in the energy range 0.3≦E₀≦1,000 MeV exhibits an increase with bombarding energy that cannot merely be explained by the energy dependence of the subshellionization cross sections for theL shell. An attempt to explain this effect with the change of the Coster-Kronig transition probability is described.     

快电子碰撞碳原子K-壳层电离的三重微分截面

利用3C、DS3C和S3C模型分别计算了共面非对称几何条件下快电子碰撞碳原子K-壳层电离的三重微分截面(TDCS),将S3C模型计算结果与其它理论结果和实验数据进行了比较.表明:内壳层电离的TDCS呈现出一强的recoil峰,对于某些参量,recoil峰甚至高于binary峰.这一点与外壳层电离过程不相同.S3C模型能够较好地描述这样的电离过程.?     

高离化态类镍离子电子碰撞激发过程的相对论扭曲波理论研究

利用相对论扭曲波方法和新发展的研究电子碰撞激发过程的计算程序REIE06,系统计算了电子碰撞激发高离化态类镍Gd³⁶⁺和Rn⁵⁸⁺—U⁶⁴⁺(Z=86—92)离子从基态到4l(l=s,p,d,f)次壳层精细结构能级的碰撞强度和截面.研究了随等电子系列变化时,从基态到与X射线激光有关的3d⁹4p和3d⁹4d激发态能级的电子碰撞激发截面随Z的变化,讨论了强的组态相互作用对高离化态类镍离子截面的影响.通过对Gd³⁶⁺离子涉及X射线激光跃迁的相关能级电子碰撞激发速率系数的计算,分析了等离子体中电子温度对碰撞过程的影响.同时,目前部分计算结果与以往的理论结果进行了比较,得到了很好的一致性. 关键词： 电子碰撞激发 相对论扭曲波方法 高离化态类镍离子     

K and L X-ray yields for relativistic electron impact on Xe ions

Theoretical cross sections for production of K and L X-rays by impact of relativistic electrons on ions of xenon are presented.     

Glauber exchange effect in the excitation of hydrogen by electron impact

The Glauber exchange effect is included into the calculations of differential cross sections in an analysis of 1–2 excitation of the hydrogen atom by electron impact within the conventional Glauber theory. An improvement of the theoretical results is obtained.     

Complete density matrix measured for Na(32 P) excited by electron impact

Anisotropies observed in collisional deexcitation of laser excited Na atoms are analysed in terms of the density matrix describing the Na(3P) atom after the process Na(3² S)+e ^?(E)→Na(3² P)+e ^?(E?δE). Collision energiesE range from 5.1 to 22.1 eV, and scattering angles fromθ _col=0 to 25°. The results are presented with reference to a coordinate frame in which the angular momentum transferred during collision is parallel to the quantization axis. This choice allows a convenient exploitation of reflection symmetry and offers most direct relation of measurable quantities to the sublevel excitation amplitudes as e.g. computed by close coupling and distorted wave methods. Comparison between experiment and theory provides a sensitive probe of the strengths and shortcomings of the theory when predicting these alignment and orientation parameters. Since we discuss a complete set of data containing all accessible information on the atomic orbital the present measurements allow the detection of a deviation from coherence in the excitation for small scattering anglesθ _col≈5–10° atE=5.1 eV which we attribute to electron exchange.     

Study of the background in the experiments of inner-shell ionization of atoms by positron impact

One of main difficulties in the experiments of inner-shell ionization of atoms by positron impact near threshold energy region is the relatively high low-energy background, which is caused by the deposited part of energy in semi-conductor X-ray detectors of 0.511 MeV γ rays that are produced by positron annihilations in targets and target chamber. In this paper, by using the Monte Carlo method, we simulated the backgrounds for the X-ray detectors with the sensitive layer thickness of 0.3 mm and 3 mm in the case of 0.511 MeV γ rays impacting vertically on a Ti plate of 0.2 mm in thickness, and compared the simulation results with the experimental observations of the other research group and our own. Moreover, we also simulated the backgrounds for a simplified experimental setup in the case of 20 keV positrons impacting vertically on a thick Ti target and observed that the backgrounds for the X-ray detectors with the sensitive layer thickness of 0.3 mm and 3 mm, are very similar.     

Conditions for the relativistic virial theorem for one electron

Conditions for the usual form of one-electron relativistic virial theorem to be satisfied are derived and illustrated. These can be applied to generate quality basic spinors for solving a one-electron Dirac equation.     

Search for low-lying resonances in electron scattering by atomic hydrogen

Measurements of the transmission of an energy-selected electron beam through atomic hydrogen fail to indicate any resonance below 9·5-eV electron energy. The negative result contradicts recent suggestions by Rudkjøbing and by Van Rensbergenthat some diffuse interstellar absorption bands might be attributable to preionizing transitions in the hydrogen negative ion. A bulk of reliable theoretical data, however, justifies our finding.     

Synthesis of electrodes for relativistic electron streams

The condition for geometrical similarity of trajectories given by Dryden has been modified to be relativistically correct, thus allowing the complete Dryden-Harker procedure to be used to design electrodes for relativistic electron streams of limited velocity spread. The magnetic field in the cathode region has been modelled by an analytic expression, to allow converging field to be simulated while similarity of the magnetic force is retained. Examples are given of the use of the revised method for design of high-voltage and external electron guns for gyrotrons.     

激光驱动强流电子束产生和控制

在惯性约束聚变(ICF)电子束快点火物理方案中,需要超强拍瓦激光脉冲驱动MeV能量的强流电子束,并沉积数十kJ能量到压缩氘氚芯区。强流电子束的束流品质是影响点火成功的关键因素之一,为深入了解强流电子束产生物理过程,研制成了三维高性能、适应上万CPU核规模的并行粒子模拟程序,并开展了大规模数值模拟研究,探索了强流电子束的产生机制和输运规律。回顾了近几年来快点火研究团队围绕强流电子束产生和控制开展的研究,介绍了导致束流品质差的两大物理原因:预等离子体效应和束流不稳定性磁场的随机散射。针对这两个物理原因,提出了四种提高强流电子束品质的方法:(1)双层金锥靶减弱预等离子体的负面效应;(2)输运丝产生环向磁场准直强流电子束;(3)外加磁场导引强流电子束提高耦合效率;(4)抑制束流不稳定性以降低随机磁场对电子束流的散射。     

激光驱动强流电子束产生和控制

在惯性约束聚变（ICF）电子束快点火物理方案中,需要超强拍瓦激光脉冲驱动MeV能量的强流电子束,并沉积数十kJ能量到压缩氘氚芯区。强流电子束的束流品质是影响点火成功的关键因素之一,为深入了解强流电子束产生物理过程,研制成了三维高性能、适应上万CPU核规模的并行粒子模拟程序,并开展了大规模数值模拟研究,探索了强流电子束的产生机制和输运规律。回顾了近几年来快点火研究团队围绕强流电子束产生和控制开展的研究,介绍了导致束流品质差的两大物理原因：预等离子体效应和束流不稳定性磁场的随机散射。针对这两个物理原因,提出了四种提高强流电子束品质的方法：（1）双层金锥靶减弱预等离子体的负面效应;（2）输运丝产生环向磁场准直强流电子束;（3）外加磁场导引强流电子束提高耦合效率;（4）抑制束流不稳定性以降低随机磁场对电子束流的散射。     

Collective acceleration of ions by relativistic electron rings

The collective acceleration of hydrogen and helium ions by relativistic electron rings has been successful, using a very fast ring compression, and has clearly been demonstrated by the inertia of the loaded rings and by nuclear track recording.     

Nuclear reactions triggered by laser-accelerated relativistic electron jets

A relativistic electron beam, generated by relativistic self-focusing of an ultra-high-intensity laser pulse in a He gas jet, was targeted onto high-Z materials for conversion to high-energy bremsstrahlung. Nuclear reactions in the primary converter materials as well as in secondary and tertiary targets placed directly behind the converter were analyzed with time-resolved -spectroscopy. The electron-jet temperature of more than 35 MeV, matching the giant dipole resonances of heavy nuclei, enabled us to efficiently generate photo-induced nuclear reactions. The measured temperatures are significantly higher than suggested by ponderomotive scaling. We supplemented our earlier measurement of the (, n) reaction cross section of ¹²⁹I with a method solely based on nuclear reactions. The photo-induced transmutation yields were increased by two orders of magnitude compared to earlier experiments. Simulations with the Monte Carlo code MCNPX confirm the experimental results . PACS 52.38.Ph; 25.20.Lj     

Velocity dependence of double inner-shell ionization in vanadium by proton and α-particle impact

Ratios of double (KL) to single (K) ionization cross sections for proton and α-particle impact on vanadium are measured with velocities V = 0.53 to 1.7 (in units relative to the L-shell electron velocity) and are found to be reproduced by the recipe of McGuire and Richard.     

Observation of the nonlinear effect in relativistic Thomson scattering of electron and laser beams

Thomson scattering of high-power laser and electron beams is a good test of electrodynamics in the high-field region. We demonstrated production of high-intensity X-rays in the head-on collision of a CO₂ laser and 60-MeV electron beams at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Accelerator Test Facility. The energy of an X-ray photon was limited at 6.5 keV in the linear (lowest order) Thomson scattering, but the nonlinear (higher order) process produces higher energy X-rays. We measured the angular distribution of the high-energy X-rays and confirmed that it agrees with theoretical predictions.