Abstract
We have performed kinematically complete experiments on single-electron capture in slow He2+-Ar collisions. Besides the pure capture to the He+ (n = 2) level, capture into the deep He+ ( n= 1) state with simultaneous excitation of another target electron is also observed. In contrast to the pure capture, the total cross section for this two-electron transition decreases with increasing collision energy, and its angular-differential cross section exhibits a much slighter slope. We take these observations as evidence for electron capture mediated by electron-electron interactions.
Recommended Citation
Z. Y. Song et al., "Evidence for Target Outer-Shell Excitation Mediated by Electron Correlation in Single-Electron-Capture Collisions of Slow He²⁺ Ions with Ar Atoms," Physical Review A, vol. 102, no. 4, American Physical Society (APS), Oct 2020.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.042820
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2469-9926
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
28 Oct 2020
Comments
This work is partly supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No. 2017YFA0402300 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant No. 11675279.