Atomic physics for inertial fusion using average correlated hydrogenic atom model

The influence of discrepancies between analytical expressions for charge changing cross section on the ionization state of swift heavy ions interacting with hot and dense plasmas is analyzed within the framework of our new average correlated hydrogenic atom model. Making use of our Classical Trajectory Monte-Carlo results, we show that the partial charge transfer cross section into the projectile atomic levels has the same importance as the total charge transfer cross section. (author)