Abstract
Electron emission occurring in transfer ionization for He2+ collisions with argon has been investigated using cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy. The double differential cross sections for electron capture to the continuum of the projectile (cusp-shaped electrons) are presented for collision energies from 17.5 to 75 keV/u. For an energy of 30 keV/u, we find a maximum in the experimental ratio of the cusp-shaped electron yield to the total electron yield. This result is explained in terms of the velocity matching between the projectile ion and the electron initially bound to the target. One of the important issues for double electron transitions is the role of electron-electron correlation. If this correlation is weak, then the transfer-ionization process can be viewed as two separate sequential processes. If this correlation is strong, then the transfer-ionization process would happen simultaneously and not sequentially. Our experimental and theoretical results indicate that correlation is weak and that the first step is target ionization followed by charge capture.
Recommended Citation
R. Zhang and X. Ma and S. Zhang and X. Zhu and S. Akula and D. H. Madison and B. Li and D. Qian and W. Feng and D. Guo and H. Liu and S. Yan and P. Zhang and S. Xu and X. Chen, "Picturing Electron Capture to the Continuum in the Transfer Ionization of Intermediate-Energy He²⁺ Collisions with Argon," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 012701-1 - 012701-5, American Physical Society (APS), Jan 2013.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.012701
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopies; Collision energies; Double differential cross sections; Electron capture to the continuums; Electron yield; Electron-electron correlation; Sequential process; Theoretical result; Total electron yield; Transfer ionization; Velocity-matching; Electron transitions; Projectiles; Ionization
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2013
