Multiple ionization of neon induced by Li3+ and C3+ projectiles: influence of projectile screening in the ionization and electron capture channels

Neq+ (q = 1,2,3,4) ionization and charge exchange cross sections (total electron capture, single electron capture and transfer ionization) in the collisions with Li3+, with energies between 100 and 900 keV amu−1, and C3+, with energies between 250 and 500 keV amu−1 are reported. Bare Li3+ projectiles give a key benchmark to study the role of projectile screening in collisions involving dressed projectile ions, and the measurements have shown a strong screening effect for all n-fold recoil ion charge states in the ionization channel which, unexpectedly, does not appear for transfer ionization. (paper)