Abstract
We calculated the charge-transfer cross sections for O⁸⁺ + H collisions for energies from 1eV/amu to 2keV/amu, using the recently developed hyperspherical close-coupling method. In particular, the discrepancy for electron capture to the n = 6 states of O⁷⁺ from the previous theoretical calculations is further analyzed. Our results indicate that at low energies (below 100eV∕amu) electron capture to the n=6 manifold of O7+ becomes dominant. The present results are used to resolve the long-standing discrepancies from the different elaborate semiclassical calculations near 100eV/amu. We have also performed the semiclassical atomic orbital close-coupling calculations with straight-line trajectories. We found the semiclassical calculations agree with the quantal approach at energy above 100eV/amu, where the collision occurs at large impact parameters. Calculations for Ar⁸⁺ + H collisions in the same energy range have also been carried out to analyze the effect of the ionic core on the subshell cross sections. By using diabatic molecular basis functions, we show that converged results can be obtained with small numbers of channels.
Recommended Citation
T. Lee et al., "Charge Transfer in Slow Collisions of O⁸⁺ and Ar⁸⁺ Ions with H(1s) Below 2 KeV/Amu," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 70, no. 1, American Physical Society (APS), Jul 2004.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.012702
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Collision Velocity; Cross-Sections; Energy Range; Hyperspherical Close Coupling Method (HSCC), Argon; Calculations; Energy Absorption; Molecular Structure; Oxygen; Plasma Applications; Velocity Control, Charge Transfer
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jul 2004
Comments
This work was supported in part by the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy.