Abstract

Experimentally and theoretically determined differential cross sections are reported for electron capture in collisions of protons with helium atoms for incident proton energies of 25, 30, 50, and 100 keV and for center-of-mass scattering angles of 0.0 to 2.0 mrad. The magnitudes of the experimentally determined differential cross sections decrease from 10-10 to 10-12 cm2/sr within the 0.0-0.8-mrad range of the center-of-mass scattering angle. At approximately 0.8 mrad a distinct change in the slope of the differential cross section is observed. The experimental results which are for capture into all bound states of hydrogen are compared with the theoretical results of a calculation for capture into the ground state using the two-state two-center atomic expansion method in the eikonal approximation. Good agreement between the theoretical and the experimental results is obtained with a static potential which accounts for screening of the helium nucleus by a single passive electron.

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1050-2947

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1981 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jun 1981

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Physics Commons

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