Production and relaxation pathways of multiply excited states in slow highly charged ion-atom collisions

We report triple-coincidence measurements of Auger electrons, scattered pro jectile, and target recoil ions in slow collisions of highly charged ions w ith many-electron atoms. Subpartial Auger-electron spectra corresponding to specific final projectile and recoil-ion charge states have been obtained by means of time-of-Right and position imaging techniques for the 60-keV O7 + + AT collision system. The spectra exhibit marked differences and provide insights into the production and relaxation pathways of multiply excited s tates populated during the collisions. [S1050-2947(99)51105-0]. PACS number (s): 33.70.+e. 34.50.Fa.