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Postcollision Effects in Target Ionization by Ion Impact at Large Momentum Transfer
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Michael Schulz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • B. Najjari
  • Alexander B. Voitkiv
  • Katharina R. Schneider
  • Xincheng Wang
  • Aaron C. Laforge
  • Renate Hubele
  • Johannes Goullon
  • Natalia Ferreira
  • Aditya H. Kelkar
  • Manfred Grieser
  • Robert Moshammer
  • Joachim Hermann Ullrich
  • Daniel Fischer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

We have measured and calculated fully differential cross sections for target ionization in 16-MeV O7++He and 24-MeV O8++Li collisions. As in previous studies, in the case of the He target we observe a pronounced forward shift in the angular distribution of the electrons relative to the direction of the momentum transfer q at small q (q < 1 a.u.). An unexpected result is that we also find a strong forward shift at large q (q > 2 a.u.), while at intermediate q this shift becomes very weak or even turns into a backward shift. For the Li target, in contrast, the forward shift monotonically increases with increasing q. These observations are qualitatively reproduced by our calculations. The comparison to theory suggests that at large q the forward shift is due to the postcollision interaction between the outgoing projectile and the ejected electron, but at small q it is mostly due to an interplay between the projectile-target core interaction and the electron-target core interaction.

Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Core Interactions,
  • Ejected Electrons,
  • Fully Differential Cross Sections,
  • Ion Impact,
  • Large Momentum Transfers,
  • Li Targets,
  • Post Collision Interaction,
  • Post-collision,
  • Ion Bombardment,
  • Ionization,
  • Lithium,
  • Projectiles
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
8-1-2013
Publication Date
01 Aug 2013
Disciplines
Citation Information
Michael Schulz, B. Najjari, Alexander B. Voitkiv, Katharina R. Schneider, et al.. "Postcollision Effects in Target Ionization by Ion Impact at Large Momentum Transfer" Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Vol. 88 Iss. 2 (2013) p. 022704-1 - 022704-7 ISSN: 1050-2947
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-fischer/57/