Published August 19, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiative recombination enhancement of bare ions in storage rings with electron cooling

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik II, Universitaet Erlangen, Erlangen (Germany)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay Cedex (France)

Description

Experiments on ion-electron recombination in electron coolers show an enhancement of the recombination rate with respect to the standard theory. The theoretical explanation of this effect is an active field of research. Here a parameter-free model is presented in terms of the Vlasov equation. Its inherent scaling rests on two dimensionless variables and agrees with measurements. Additionally, numerical calculations yield the correct magnitude for the enhancement and trace its cause to the process of beam merging

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 083202-083202.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society