Published November 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Atomic charge exchange between fast helium ions and targets from carbon to bismuth at β=0.36

  • 1. Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, 9747AA Groningen (Netherlands)
  • 2. Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567 (Japan)
  • 3. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 47408 (United States)
  • 4. Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Bloomington, Indiana 47408 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 (Japan)
  • 6. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)

Description

Equilibrium charge-state distributions for singly and doubly ionized 3He ions of energy E(3He)=200 MeV (β=0.36) have been measured for atomic targets ranging from carbon to bismuth (Z=6,14,28,40,50,67,73,83). A magnetic spectrometer was used to simultaneously measure the rate of 3He+ ions and the current of the incident beam of 3He2+ ions. The ratio of the fraction of ions Y(3He)+/Y(3He2+) was found to increase from 3x10-9 for Z=6 to 2x10-7 for Z=83. Very good agreement with the experimental ratios was obtained for calculated ratios based on theoretical stripping (ionization) and capture cross sections. The cross sections are dominated by capture from K orbits only for atoms up to about Z=25. For target atoms with high Z, contributions up to principal quantum numbers n=4 (N orbits) must be included

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 3992-3999.
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN