Emission-line polarization degrees and nlm(l) distributions produced by state-selective electron capture in slow Kr8+-Li(2s) collisions - art. no. 022712

Polarization degrees of lines emitted by Kr7+ excited ions produced by sing le-electron capture during Kr8+ +Li(2s) collisions were experimentally meas ured for projectile energies between 0.1 and 2.5 keV amu(-1). They were com pared with theoretical polarization degrees obtained from nlm(l) distributi ons calculated by using the classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) method; radiative cascades have been included in the calculations. The fair agreem ent between experimental and calculated polarization degrees confirms the r eliability of the CTMC method and allows one to analyze the m(l) distributi ons in terms of dynamical couplings responsible for the state-selective ele ctron capture process.