Abstract
A scaling for the total ionization cross sections of atomic and molecular targets by neutral to highly charged projectiles with energies ranging from a few keV/u to many MeV/u is presented, with few free parameters, all velocity independent, and whose values do not vary appreciably for the projectiles and atomic and molecular targets considered here. Another important feature of the proposed scaling is that it has been built considering the characteristics of the collision systems, taking into account the various physical processes that lead to target ionization and the velocity regions where each of them dominates, and performing a smooth transition between them. This scaling describes quite well the existent experimental data covering a broad range of collision systems as diverse as H+ on H, Xe30+ on He, or O6+ on uracil. © 2013 American Physical Society.
Recommended Citation
E. C. Montenegro et al., "Projectile and Target Scaling of the Total Ionization Cross Sections of Atoms and Molecules," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 87, no. 1, article no. 012706, American Physical Society, Jan 2013.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.012706
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1094-1622; 1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
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English
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Publication Date
16 Jan 2013
