Ionization by charge transfer

Charge-transfer reactions are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in ionizing neutral atoms in a variety of situations. Examples include the ionization of neutral hydrogen by highly charged ions in plasmas, inner-shell ionization in heavy ion collisions in solids and gases, and ionization of gases by 40 keV protons. Data on charge transfer in such cases were reviewed at the American Physical Society Division of Electron and Atomic Physics Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. This note reports on the proceedings of the symposium on charge transfer at this meeting. 11 references. (author)