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Breakup of H₂ in Singly Ionizing Collisions with Fast Protons: Channel-selective Low-energy Electron Spectra
Physical Review Letters
  • Christina Dimopoulou
  • Robert Moshammer
  • Daniel Fischer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • C. Hohr
  • Alexander Dorn
  • Pablo Daniel Fainstein
  • Jose R. Crespo Lopez-Urrutia
  • Claus Dieter Schroter
  • Holger Kollmus
  • Rido Mann
  • Siegbert Hagmann
  • Joachim Hermann Ullrich
Abstract

The dissociation of H2 in singly ionizing collisions with fast protons was analyzed using channel-selective low-energy electron spectra. Dissociative and nondissociative single ionization of H2 by 6MeV proton impact was described in a kinematically by determining momentum vectors of electron and H+ fragment of H2+ target ion, respectively. The electron spectra exhibited role of autoionization of doubly and singly excited states of H2. The doubly and singly excited states of H2 involve coupling between electronic and nuclear motion of molecule.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Dissociation,
  • Ground State,
  • Hydrogen,
  • Kinematics,
  • Kinetic Energy,
  • Mathematical Models,
  • Molecular Dynamics,
  • Molecular Vibrations,
  • Probability,
  • Protons,
  • Spectrometers,
  • Vectors,
  • Born-Oppenheimer Approximation,
  • Electron Spectra,
  • Momentum Transfer,
  • Ionization
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
9-1-2004
Publication Date
01 Sep 2004
Disciplines
Citation Information
Christina Dimopoulou, Robert Moshammer, Daniel Fischer, C. Hohr, et al.. "Breakup of H₂ in Singly Ionizing Collisions with Fast Protons: Channel-selective Low-energy Electron Spectra" Physical Review Letters Vol. 93 Iss. 12 (2004) p. 123203-1 - 123203-4 ISSN: 0031-9007
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-fischer/2/