MULTIPLE-TARGET IONIZATION IN COLLISIONS BETWEEN HIGHLY-CHARGED IONS AND AR

Authors
DENIJS G FOLKERTS HO HOEKSTRA R MORGENSTERN R
Citation
G. Denijs et al., MULTIPLE-TARGET IONIZATION IN COLLISIONS BETWEEN HIGHLY-CHARGED IONS AND AR, Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics, 29(1), 1996, pp. 85-95
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical",Optics
Journal title
Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09534075
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
85 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(1996)29:1<85:MIICBH>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We have performed measurements on charge-state distributions of target ions produced in collisions of C6+, N6+, O6+, Ne6+, Ar6+ and Kr6+ on Ar. Charge states of Ar target ions higher than the initial projectile charge state are observed for C6+, N6+ and O6+. This intriguing obser vation seems to imply that even in low-energy collisions (similar to k eV amu(-1)) of highly charged ions on gas targets excitation of the ta rget occurs due to inner-shell electron capture. For collisions of Ar6 + and Kr6+ on Ar less than six electrons are transferred.