Charge-changing ion-ion collisions

Collisions between ions belong to the elementary processes occurring in all types of plasmas in astrophysical objects as well as in laboratory dischar ges. In recent years, the impetus for accurate cross section data for such collisions has become greater due to research in thermonuclear fusion using either magnetic or inertial confinement. Data are reviewed for collisions between light ions, in which only one or two electrons are involved.