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State-Selective Capture in Collisions of Protons with Noble Gases
Physical Review A
  • Michael Schulz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • D. M. Blankenship
  • S. W. Bross
  • A. D. Gaus
  • Timothy Gay
  • W. T. Htwe
  • John T. Park, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Jerry Peacher, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

We have measured coincidences between neutral H atoms and Lyman-α photons for collisions between 50-keV protons and noble gases as a function of the projectile scattering angle. The coincidences are dominated by capture to the 2p state of the projectile. While the total cross sections depend strongly on the target, the shape of the angular distribution of the differential cross sections was found to depend only weakly on that parameter. The data indicate that electrons are captured predominantly from the outermost shell of the target atom for the collision systems studied here.

Department(s)
Physics
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1992 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-1992
Publication Date
01 Oct 1992
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Citation Information
Michael Schulz, D. M. Blankenship, S. W. Bross, A. D. Gaus, et al.. "State-Selective Capture in Collisions of Protons with Noble Gases" Physical Review A Vol. 46 Iss. 7 (1992) p. 3870 - 3876 ISSN: 1050-2947
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-schulz/129/