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Two-Center Double-Capture Interference in Fast H e²⁺+ H₂ Collisions
Physical Review Letters
  • Deepankar S. Misra
  • Henning T. Schmidt
  • M. Gudmundsson
  • Daniel Fischer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Nicole Haag
  • Henrik A B Johansson
  • Anders Kallberg
  • B. Najjari
  • Peter Reinhed
  • Reinhold S. Schuch
  • Markus S. Schoffler
  • Ansgar Simonsson
  • Alexander B. Voitkiv
  • Henrik Cederquist
Abstract

We report the first observation of Young-type interference effects in a two-electron transfer process. These effects change strongly as the projectile velocity changes in fast (1.2 and 2.0 MeV) He2++H2 collisions as manifested in strong variations of the double-electron capture rates with the H2 orientation. This is consistent with fully quantum mechanical calculations, which ignore sequential electron transfer, and a simple projectile de Broglie wave picture assuming that two-electron transfer probabilities are higher in collisions where the projectile passes close to either one of the H2 nuclei.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • De Broglie Waves,
  • Electron Captures,
  • Electron Transfers,
  • Projectile Velocities,
  • Quantum-mechanical Calculations,
  • Two-electron Transfers,
  • Type Interferences,
  • Electron Transitions
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2009 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
4-1-2009
Publication Date
01 Apr 2009
Disciplines
Citation Information
Deepankar S. Misra, Henning T. Schmidt, M. Gudmundsson, Daniel Fischer, et al.. "Two-Center Double-Capture Interference in Fast H e²⁺+ H₂ Collisions" Physical Review Letters Vol. 102 Iss. 15 (2009) p. 153201-1 - 153201-4 ISSN: 0031-9007
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-fischer/20/