Low-energy single-electron capture cross sections in C6+/C4+–Na(3s) and N7+/N5+–Na(3s) collisions: Molecular state approach
✍ Scribed by Bidhan C. Saha; Anil Kumar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 749 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7608
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✦ Synopsis
The low-energy state-selective capture cross sections for single-electron Ž .
Ž 6q 7q . transfer from the ground state of Na 3s atoms by fully C and N and partially Ž 4q 5q . stripped C and N ions have been calculated using the semiclassical approximation in the molecular orbital formulation augmented with the proper electron translation factor. The method of pseudopotential is invoked to account for the interaction of the active electron with the moving nuclei, whose relative motion is considered via a straight-line trajectory. Although both C 4q and N 5q have identical He-like structure, their roles reveal very different collision dynamics. The projectile C 4q exhibits a distinctive role due to its finite core; a low-energy structure in the total capture cross 4q Ž .
Ž 6q section for C ᎐Na 3s collisions is observed and explained. For bare projectiles C 7q . and N there remains an increasing tendency of the Stark mixing to characterize the electron transfer processes; it enhances the population of the higher l l states. The l l distribution of the charge-transfer cross section for various projectile is also discussed.