Published March 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum transport of the internal state of Kr35+ ions through amorphous carbon foils

  • 1. CIRIL, CEA-CNRS-ISMRA, UMR 66-37 rue Claude Bloch, BP 5133 14070 Caen, Cedex 05 (France)
  • 2. GPS, CNRS UMR 77-88, Universites Paris 7 et 6, 75251 Paris, Cedex 05 (France)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennesse 37996-1200 (United States)
  • 4. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna (Austria)
  • 5. Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6373 (United States)
  • 6. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 (United States)

Description

The population dynamics of the internal state of 60 MeV/u Kr35+ ions traversing amorphous carbon foils is studied theoretically and experimentally. This system is of particular interest as the times scales for collisional distribution, mixing due to the wake field, and radiative processes are comparable to each other. A transport theory based on a quantum-trajectory Monte Carlo method is developed, which treats the collisional and radiative redistribution of states on the same footing. The simulations exhibit clear signatures for the interplay between radiative decay and collisional mixing. Good agreement with experimental data is found

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032901-032901.11
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36027778
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; CATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ENERGY LOSSES; FOILS; KRYPTON IONS; MEV RANGE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTICHARGED IONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADIATIVE DECAY; TRAJECTORIES; TRANSPORT THEORY
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DECAY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; IONS; LOSSES; NONMETALS; PARTICLE DECAY; SIMULATION

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC05-00OR22725
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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society