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Probing Scattering Wave Functions Close to the Nucleus
Physical Review Letters
  • Don H. Madison, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Daniel Fischer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Matthew S. Foster
  • Michael Schulz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Robert Moshammer
  • Stephenie J. Jones
  • Joachim Hermann Ullrich
Abstract

Recently, three-dimensional imaging of the ejected electrons following 100  MeV/amu C6+ single ionization of helium led to the observation of a new structure not predicted by theory [M. Schulz et al., Nature (London) 422, 48 (2003)]. Instead of the usual “recoil lobe” centered on the momentum-transfer axis, a ring-shaped structure centered on the beam axis was observed. New measurements at 2  MeV/amu exhibit a similar structure, which is now predicted by theory. We argue that the same theory failed at 100  MeV/amu because the faster projectiles probe distances much closer to the nucleus, where our multiple-scattering model is expected to break down.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Approximation theory,
  • Electrons,
  • Functions,
  • Heavy ions,
  • Ionization,
  • Matrix algebra,
  • Quantum theory,
  • Electron impact ionization,
  • First Born approximation (FBA),
  • Atomic physics
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12-1-2003
Publication Date
01 Dec 2003
Disciplines
Citation Information
Don H. Madison, Daniel Fischer, Matthew S. Foster, Michael Schulz, et al.. "Probing Scattering Wave Functions Close to the Nucleus" Physical Review Letters Vol. 91 Iss. 25 (2003) p. 2532011 - 2532014 ISSN: 0031-9007
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-schulz/101/