Electron capture and ionization for ion-Rydberg atom collisions in a magnetic field

Within the classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) model, we calculate electron transfer and ionization cross sections for 1.3-130 eV amu-1 singly charged ions colliding with Rydberg atoms in the presence of a laboratory-strength magnetic field of 4 tesla. A new method for generating a stationary microcanonical ensemble for a quasi-integrable initial-state Hamiltonian is presented. The calculated cross sections show signatures of electron capture and ionization mechanisms for the field-free case, e.g. multiple swaps and saddle-point electrons; their structure as well as their magnitude, however, are strongly modified by the presence of the magnetic field. (Author)