Effect of dielectronic recombination excitation on solar line intensities

The intensities of lines emitted from the solar atmosphere and observed on earth are calculated by considering electron-impact excitation followed by radiative emission. In order to determine the contribution of dielectronic-recombination -excitation (DRE), the calculations have been repeated with the inclusion of DRE as a process for excitation, along with electron-impact excitation; the excited electron is assumed to deexcite through radiative emission. The DRE is found to contribute significantly and the contribution generally increases with a decrease in wavelength and an increase of ionic charge.     

电子碰撞激发机制中自电离与双电子俘获

 以Ge为例，研究了双电子复合代替自电离与双电子俘获对离子布居的影响；通过解包括双激发态和自电离与双电子俘获过程的速率方程组，研究了类F离子与类Ne离子基态对19.6nm与23.6nm激光线上、下能级的布居贡献因子及类Na离子与类Ne离子的电离速率，并讨论了这两条激光线的反转与增益。     

Dielectronic recombination of positive ions—I. A generalized cascade theory

A generalized theory of dielectronic recombination is formulated, explicitly incorporating the higher-order effect of cascade transitions to all the captured final states which are stable against Auger emission. The previously-used rate formulas contain only the two-step process of target excitation followed by a single radiative transition. The formal reaction theory is employed to precisely define the contribution of the successive open channels to energy shifts and resonance widths. Correct expressions are derived for the radiative and Auger branching ratios associated with each stage of the cascade. Various angular momentum averaging procedures and the effect of the spectator electrons in the participating subshells are discussed.     

Effect of dielectronic recombination excitation in the solar x-ray lines of calcium-ions

The effect of dielectronic recombination as an excitation process in the intensity of solar x-ray lines of calcium ions is investigated. It is found that x-ray line intensities are enhanced by 15% to 88% with the inclusion of dielectronic recombination as an excitation mechanism.     

Radiative cooling of tokamak plasmas due to multiply-charged Fe impurity ions

Calculations are presented for the rates of radiative energy loss from tokamak plasmas arising from radiation processes involving collisions between electrons and multiply-charged Fe impurity ions. The distribution of ionization states is determined from the steady-state corona model. The inclusion of dielectronic recombination raises the temperature at which each ion has its maximum equilibrium abundance. For certain nonhydrogenic ions, the dielectronic recombination rates obtained from previous calculations are found to be overestimated due to the neglect of autoionization into an excited state of the recombining ion. Electron impact excitation of resonance line radiation in the far ultraviolet and X-ray regions is the dominant radiative cooling mechanism at temperatures where ions with bound electrons are abundant. However, the radiation emitted during dielectronic recombination can be more important than direct recombination radiation and bremsstrahlung.     

高Z等离子体中的双电子复合与电子碰撞激发

 采用准相对论性Hartree-Fock-Relativistic方法与不可分辨跃迁组模型相结合,对Au和Ta元素的类Ni离子的双电子复合速率,以及Au元素类Cu离子的电子碰撞激发速率进行了计算。计算结果表明,对于Au类Ni离子的3d¹⁰-3d⁹4l5f-3d¹⁰4l双电子复合过程以及类Cu离子的3d¹⁰4l-3d⁹4l5f电子碰撞激发过程,当电子温度高于1.0 keV时,电子离子碰撞激发速率随电子温度增加而增加,双电子复合速率随电子温度增加而减小,并且电子碰撞激发对谱线辐射的贡献要比双电子复合大得多。     

实验室光致电离等离子体中激发过程的研究

光致电离等离子体在宇宙中广泛存在于强辐射场附近. 近年来随着高能量密度实验装置的发展, 在实验室内也能构造出光致电离等离子体. RCF是一个基于The Flexible Atomic Code 数据的针对光致电离等离子体的辐射碰撞模型, 该模型模拟了两个光致电离实验, 其 理论结果中电离态分布和光谱与测量值符合得很好. 在理论模拟中发现, 光致电离等离子体中光致激发和碰撞激发过程对离子态布居和发射光谱都有非常重要的影响. 光致激发过程可以通过将离子激发到双激发态从而间接电离离子; 碰撞激发过程会因为电子将基态离子激发到电离截面小的单激发态而抑制光子对等离子体的电离. 光致激发过程可以加强类锂离子的类氦离子的卫线, 而碰撞激发过程会影响类氦离子谱线的线强之比.     

Effect of target polarization in electron-ion recombination

We present results of a study of the effect of target polarization on electron-ion recombination, and show that coherent radiation by the target electrons gives a large contribution to the recombination rate. It significantly modifies the nonresonant photorecombination background. A procedure has been devised whereby this contribution can be evaluated together with the conventional radiative recombination, independently of the dielectronic recombination component. Numerical results are presented for Zn2+, Cd2+, Sn4+, and Xe8+, showing up to an order-of-magnitude enhancement.     

Measurement of the radiative cooling rates for high-ionization species of krypton using an electron beam ion trap

We describe a measurement of the radiative cooling rate for krypton made at the Berlin electron beam ion trap (EBIT). The EBIT was tuned to a charge-state distribution approaching the ionization balance of a plasma at a temperature of about 5 keV. To determine the cooling rate, we made use of EBIT's capabilities to sample a wide range of electron-beam energies and distinguish between different radiation channels. We have measured the x-ray emission from bremsstrahlung, radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination, and line radiation following electron-impact excitation. The dominant contribution to the cooling rate is made by the n=3-2, n=4-2, ellipsis x rays of the L-shell spectra of krypton, which produce more than 75% of the total radiation loss. A difference with theoretical calculations is noted for the measured total cooling rate. The predicted values are lower by a factor of 1.5-2, depending on the theoretical model. For our measurement of the cooling rate, we estimate an uncertainty interval of 22-30 %.     

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.     

Number of electrons active in slow collisions of and with

Resonant excitation or resonant electron scattering is a two step process in which Auger rates are involved in both steps. First an electron is captured into a bound state and a bound electron is excited (inverse Auger effect). Then an Auger transition leads to the emission of the electron from the ion. The corresponding cross-sections are very sensitive to the Auger rates and allow a detailed study of the Breit interaction which is a current-current contribution to the static electron-electron interaction. The contribution of the Breit interaction to the cross-section of resonant excitation on hydrogen-like uranium ions is discussed and shown that it is roughly twice as large as in the case of dielectronic recombination. Received 4 August 1999 and Received in final form 29 September 1999     

Spectrum Simulation of Li-Like Aluminium Plasma

X-ray emission spectra for L-shell of Li-like aluminium ions are simulated by using the flexible atomic code based on the collisional radiative model. Atomic processes including radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination, collisional ionization and resonance excitation from the neighbouring ion （Al^9＋ and Al^11＋ ） charge states of the target ion （Al^10＋） are considered in the model. In addition, the contributions of different atomic processes to the x-ray spectrum are analysed. The results show that dielectronic recombination, radiative recombination, collisional ionization and resonance excitation, other than direct collisional excitation, are very important processes.     

用Monte Carlo模拟方法研究ICP－AES中的电离和激发过程──Ⅱ．有关电离激发机理的讨论

本文应用ＭｏｎｔｅＣａｒｌｏ模拟所得到的结果，定量地评价ＩＣＰ中各种可能发生的反应过程对电离激发的贡献，详细讨论了不同条件下ＩＣＰ中分析元素电离激发机理。结果表明ＩＣＰ中存在的电离激发机理很大程度上取决于电子密度，温度以及氢等粒子的密度。     

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.     

Observation of trielectronic recombination in Be-like Cl ions

Recombination involving the core excitation of two electrons, which may be termed trielectronic recombination, has been experimentally identified for the first time. Using Cl13+ ions circulating in the TSR heavy-ion storage ring, we have observed surprisingly strong low-energy trielectronic recombination resonances, comparable to the dielectronic process. At higher electron-ion collision energies, trielectronic recombination is suppressed due to the autoionization of the triply excited intermediate state into excited final states. The formation of the intermediate state depends sensitively on configuration mixing, making trielectronic recombination a challenge to atomic-structure calculations.     

Ionization equilibrium and radiative energy loss rates for C,N, and O ions in low-density plasmas

The results of calculations of the ionization equilibrium and radiative energy loss rates for C, N and O ions in low-density plasmas are presented for electron temperatures in the range 10⁴–10⁷ °K (～1–10³ eV). The ionization structure is determined using the steady-state corona model, in which electron impact ionization from the ground states is balanced by direct radiative and dielectronic recombination. Using an improved theory, detailed calculations are carried out for the dielectronic recombination rates in which account is taken of all radiative and autoionization processes involving a single-electron electricdipole transition of the recombining ion. The radiative energy loss processes considered are electron-impact excitation of resonance line emission, direct radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination, and electron-ion bremsstrahlung. For all three elements, resonance line emission resulting from 2s?2p transitions produces a broad maximum in the energy loss rate near 10⁵°K(～ 10 eV).     

Systematic trends in the radiative emission rates for low- and medium-Z elements in high-temperature plasmas

The power radiated by an optically thin, low-density (N_e ≤ 10¹⁴ electrons/cm³) plasma has been calculated for the electron temperature range 1–10⁶ eV taking into account resonance line emission, direct recombination radiation, dielectronic recombination radiation, and bremsstrahlung from the ions of a given element. The ionization structure has been determined by using a corona equilibrium model in which collisional ionization and inner-shelled excitation followed by autoionization are balanced by direct radiative and dielectronic recombination. Based on the results for respresentative elements from carbon through nickel, graphs are presented of the maximum radiated power, the maximum emission temperature, and the mean charge at the maximum for each shell as functions of the atomic number Z. Assuming that the maximum emission temperature can be achieved, aluminum and iron are predicted to be the most efficient K-shell radiators for Z ≤28.     

类Li氧等离子体光谱模拟

 在FAC程序包中碰撞辐射模型的基础上,模拟出了L壳层的类Li氧等离子体的X射线辐射光谱,其中包括了单、双和三离子模型。经过分析得出,除了碰撞激发以外,级联效应和其它的动力学过程(如：碰撞电离、双电子复合、辐射复合以及共振激发等)对光谱的贡献都是不能被忽略的。并分析了类Li氧等离子体各动力学过程与温度和光谱相对强度之间的关系,分析结果表明X射线光谱的强度能及时响应等离子体温度的变化。     

Fundamentals of electron-ion interaction

A brief review on the physics of electron-ion collisions is given. After an introduction focussing on the applied importance of electron-ion interactions a discussion of experimental techniques based on colliding beams of electrons and ions follows. The main part deals with the different types of electron-ion collision processes. An overview is provided on (1) electronimpact ionization of ions, (2) electron scattering from ions, (3) electron-impact excitation of ions, and (4) recombination of ions with free electrons.     

Xe8+离子双电子复合速率系数的理论研究

利用基于全相对论组态相互作用理论的FAC程序包, 详细研究了温度在0.1~1650 eV范围内Xe8+离子的双电子复合(DR)过程。 通过比较4s, 4p和4d壳层电子激发的双电子复合速率系数, 发现温度在10 eV以上时, 内壳层4p电子激发的双电子复合速率数对总双电子复合速率系数有很重要的贡献, 而4s电子激发对总双电子复合速率数贡献小于7.5%。 给出了△n=0, 1和2 三类芯激发对总双电子复合速率系数的贡献以及自由电子俘获到不同主量子数的双电子复合速率系数, 发现△n=2的芯激发和n′＞15的DR速率系数对总DR速率系数的贡献也很重要。 进一步给出了△n=0, 1和2 三类芯激发和总DR速率系数的拟合参数, 拟合结果和计算值符合, 偏差小于1%。 通过对双电子复合、 辐射复合以及三体复合速率系数的比较得知, 在温度高于1 eV时, DR过程是Xe8+离子的主要复合过程。Based on the fully relativistic configuration interaction method, theoretical calculations are carried out for the dielectronic recombination (DR) rate coefficients of Xe8+ ions in the temperature region from 0.1 to 1 650 eV. The comparison of the DR rate coefficients from 4s, 4p and 4d subshell excitations shows that 4d subshell excitation dominates in the whole temperature region. The contribution from 4p subshell excitation is very important at temperature above 10 eV and the contributions from 4s subshell excitation is lower than 7.5% in the whole temperature region. Similarly, the comparison of the DR rate coefficients through △n=0, 1 and 2 core excitation shows that the contribution from △n=2 core excitation can not be neglected, the contributions from n′＞15 can also not be neglected. The DR rate coefficients of △n=0, 1 and 2 core excitation and the total DR rate coefficients are fitted with some parameters, which are in good agreement with theoretical calculations values (within 1% difference). The total DR rate coefficients are greater than radiative recombination (RR) and three body recombination (TBR) rate coefficients at temperature above 1 eV. Therefore, the DR process can strongly influence the ionization balance of laser produced xenon plasmas.