Published September 1, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Coupled-channel theory of excitation and charge transfer in relativistic atomic collisions

  • 1. Bereich Kern- und Strahlenphysik, Hahn-Meitner-Institute Berlin, D-1000 Berlin 39, Federal Republic of Germany

Description

The theory for a fully relativistic, two-center, coupled-channel treatment of atomic collisions between high-Z ions has been developed and applied to U/sup 92+/+U/sup 91+/ collisions at 500 MeV/amu and to Xe/sup 54+/+Ag and Xe/sup 54+/+Au collisions at 82, 140, and 197 MeV/amu. In the former case, a set of 36, and in the latter a set of up to 29 atomic Dirac basis states has been used. Detailed state-to-state cross sections for excitation and charge transfer are presented. For charge transfer in Xe/sup 54+/+Ag and Xe/sup 54+/+Au collisions, the calculated results are generally in good agreement with experimental data. Relativistically induced magnetic couplings of unusually long range are identified and classified with respect to their selection rules and range dependences

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., A
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
2305-2316
ISSN
0556-2791
CODEN
PLRAA