Skip to main content
Article
Fully Differential Study of Interference Effects in the Ionization of H₂ by Proton Impact
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Sachin D. Sharma
  • T. P. Arthanayaka
  • Ahmad Hasan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • B. R. Lamichhane
  • J. Remolina
  • Adolph P. Smith
  • Michael Schulz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

We have measured fully differential cross sections for ionization of H2 by 75-keV proton impact. The coherence length of the projectile beam was varied by changing the distance between a collimating slit and the target. By comparing the cross sections measured for large and small coherence lengths pronounced interference effects could be identified in the data. A surprising result is that the phase angle in the interference term is primarily determined by the momentum transfer and only to a lesser extent by the recoil-ion momentum.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Protons,
  • Coherence lengths,
  • Fully differential,
  • Fully differential cross sections,
  • Interference effects,
  • Interference terms,
  • Phase angles,
  • Projectile beam,
  • Proton impact,
  • Ionization
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2014
Publication Date
01 Nov 2014
Disciplines
Citation Information
Sachin D. Sharma, T. P. Arthanayaka, Ahmad Hasan, B. R. Lamichhane, et al.. "Fully Differential Study of Interference Effects in the Ionization of H₂ by Proton Impact" Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Vol. 90 Iss. 5 (2014) p. 052710-1 - 052710-8 ISSN: 1050-2947
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-schulz/77/