Double-electron capture in relativistic U92+ collisions at the ESR gas-jet target

Total cross-sections for radiative single- and double-electron capture are measured in collisions of fast highly charged ions with light target atoms. Cross-sections for non-correlated double capture are in accordance with theoretical predictions. No significant line structure at twice the single K-radiative electron capture (K-REC) photon energy was observed. Angular distributions single K-REC photons associated with single- and double-charge exchange exhibit the same pattern. The corresponding REC lines are almost by a factor of two broader for double-charge exchange than in the single capture case