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Young-Type Interference in Projectile-Electron Loss in Energetic Ion-Molecule Collisions
Physical Review Letters
  • Alexander B. Voitkiv
  • B. Najjari
  • Daniel Fischer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Anton N. Artemyev
  • Andrey S. Surzhykov
Abstract

Under certain conditions an electron bound in a fast projectile ion, colliding with a molecule, interacts mainly with the nuclei and inner shell electrons of atoms forming the molecule. Because of their compact localization in space and distinct separation from each other, these molecular centers play in such collisions a role similar to that of optical slits in light scattering leading to pronounced interference in the spectra of the electron emitted from the projectile.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Electron Bound,
  • Inner-shell Electrons,
  • Ion-molecule Collisions,
  • Molecular Centers,
  • Optical Slit,
  • Projectile-electron Loss,
  • Molecules,
  • Projectiles
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2011
Publication Date
01 Jun 2011
Disciplines
Citation Information
Alexander B. Voitkiv, B. Najjari, Daniel Fischer, Anton N. Artemyev, et al.. "Young-Type Interference in Projectile-Electron Loss in Energetic Ion-Molecule Collisions" Physical Review Letters Vol. 106 Iss. 23 (2011) p. 233202-1 - 233202-4 ISSN: 0031-9007
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-fischer/48/