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Initial-State Correlation Effects in Low-Energy Proton Impact Ionization
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Polarization and Correlation in Electronic and Atomic Collisions
  • M. Foster
  • Jerry Peacher, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Ahmad Hasan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Michael Schulz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Don H. Madison, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

In this paper, we will report on fully differential cross sections (FDCS) for single ionization of helium by 75 keV proton impact for fixed ejected electron energies and different momentum transfers. These measurements show major discrepancies in the absolute magnitude between experiment and the theoretical, 3DW (three-distorted-wave) model. The 3DW model treats the collision as a three-body process (projectile, ion, ejected electron), and for the scattering plane it has accurately predicted the FDCS for higher energy C6+ impact ionization of helium. The lack of agreement between the 3DW model and experiment for low energy collisions suggests that a three-body model may not be appropriate for lower collision energies. We will present a four-body model that includes full initial-state correlation.

Meeting Name
13th International Symposium on Polarization and Correlation in Electronic and Atomic Collisions
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Atom-Ion Collisions,
  • Helium Neutral Atoms,
  • Impact Ionisation,
  • Numerical analysis
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
M. Foster, Jerry Peacher, Ahmad Hasan, Michael Schulz, et al.. "Initial-State Correlation Effects in Low-Energy Proton Impact Ionization" Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Polarization and Correlation in Electronic and Atomic Collisions (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jerry-peacher/11/