Quantum Interference In Clothed-ion-atom Binary Peak Structures

Author

C. O. Reinhold
D. R. Schultz
Ronald E. Olson, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
C. Kelbch
R. Koch
H. Schmidt-Böcking

Abstract

An impulse approximation for ionizing collisions of clothed ions with atoms is used to explain the origin of an anomalous oscillation in the ejected electron spectrum in the region of the binary peak. In addition, measurements which evidence this feature for 1-MeV/u U²¹⁺ ions colliding with helium are presented. It is shown that this behavior arises from interference structures in the elastic differential cross section for the scattering of target electrons from the impinging ion and that it is associated with the well-known phenomenon of rainbow scattering. © 1991 The American Physical Society.

Recommended Citation

C. O. Reinhold et al., "Quantum Interference In Clothed-ion-atom Binary Peak Structures," Physical Review Letters, vol. 66, no. 14, pp. 1842 - 1845, American Physical Society, Jan 1991.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1842

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0031-9007

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

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Publication Date

01 Jan 1991