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Doubly Differential Single And Multiple Ionization Of Krypton By Electron Impact, O. G. De Lucio, Jared M. Gavin, Robert D. Dubois May 2007

Doubly Differential Single And Multiple Ionization Of Krypton By Electron Impact, O. G. De Lucio, Jared M. Gavin, Robert D. Dubois

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Differential measurements for single and multiple ionization of Kr by 240 and 500 eV electron impact are presented. Using a pulsed extraction field, Kr+, Kr2+, and Kr3+ ions were measured in coincidence with scattered electrons for energy losses up to 120 eV and scattering angles between 16° and 90°. Scaling properties of the doubly differential cross sections (DDCS) are investigated as a function of energy loss, scattering angle, and momentum transfer. It is shown that scaling the DDCS as outlined by Kim and Inokuti and plotting them versus a parameter consisting of the momentum transfer divided by the square root …


Unexpected Higher-Order Effects In Charged Particle Impact Ionization At High Energies, M. Foster, Jerry Peacher, Michael Schulz, Don H. Madison, Zhangjin Chen, H. R. J. Walters Jan 2006

Unexpected Higher-Order Effects In Charged Particle Impact Ionization At High Energies, M. Foster, Jerry Peacher, Michael Schulz, Don H. Madison, Zhangjin Chen, H. R. J. Walters

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Most of the experimental and theoretical studies of electron-impact ionization of atoms, referred to as (e, 2e), have concentrated on the scattering plane. The assumption has been that all the important physical effects will be observable in the scattering plane. However, very recently it has been shown that, for C6+-helium ionization, experiment and theory are in nice agreement in the scattering plane and in very bad agreement out of the scattering plane. This lack of agreement between experiment and theory has been explained in terms of higher-order scattering effects between the projectile and target ion. We have examined electron-impact ionization …


Kinematically Complete Experiment On Single Ionization In 75-Kev P+He Collisions, Michael Schulz, Ahmad Hasan, N. V. Maydanyuk, M. Foster, B. Tooke, Don H. Madison Jan 2006

Kinematically Complete Experiment On Single Ionization In 75-Kev P+He Collisions, Michael Schulz, Ahmad Hasan, N. V. Maydanyuk, M. Foster, B. Tooke, Don H. Madison

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We have measured and calculated fully differential single-ionization cross sections for the complete three-dimensional space in 75 keV p+He collisions. Several signatures of the projectile-residual-target-ion interaction, some of which are not observable for fast projectiles and for electron impact, are revealed. Some of these features are qualitatively reproduced by our calculations if this interaction is accounted for. However, overall the agreement between theory and experiment is not very good. Thus, our understanding of effects caused by the projectile-residual-target-ion interaction appears to be rather incomplete.


Interference Effects For Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization Of Nitrogen Molecules, Junfang Gao, Don H. Madison, Jerry Peacher Jan 2005

Interference Effects For Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization Of Nitrogen Molecules, Junfang Gao, Don H. Madison, Jerry Peacher

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Young's double slit interference effects for low incident energy 75.6 eV electron impact ionization of N2 are investigated using the distorted-wave impulse approximation (DWIA) for both coplanar symmetric and asymmetric scattering. Although the DWIA does not predict observable interference effects for the coplanar symmetric case, it predicts some strong Young's double-slit-type interference effects for the highly asymmetric scattering case. These effects are strong enough that they should be experimentally observable if one can make measurements in the backscattering region.


Fully Differential Cross Sections For Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization Of Nitrogen Molecules, Junfang Gao, Don H. Madison, Jerry Peacher Jan 2005

Fully Differential Cross Sections For Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization Of Nitrogen Molecules, Junfang Gao, Don H. Madison, Jerry Peacher

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Currently there is no accurate theoretical approach available for treating fully differential cross sections (FDCS) for low-energy electron-impact ionization of large molecules. For high incident energies, the plane wave impulse approximation (PWIA) generally yields good agreement with experimental data. In this paper, the distorted wave impulse approximation (DWIA) is used to calculate FDCS for low-energy electron-impact ionization of N2. To perform the necessary average over all molecular orientations, we propose an orientation average (OA) approximation. Although the DWIA results represent an improvement over the PWIA for intermediate energies, an improved theory is necessary for lower energies. However, the OA approximation …


Doubly Differential Multiple Ionization Of Krypton By Positron And Electron Impact, Kay Dubois, Antonio C. Santos, Ahmad Hasan Mar 2004

Doubly Differential Multiple Ionization Of Krypton By Positron And Electron Impact, Kay Dubois, Antonio C. Santos, Ahmad Hasan

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Measurements of doubly differential single and multiple ionization of krypton atoms have been performed for 750 eV positron and electron impact. Data were measured as a function of projectile energy-loss and scattering angle. For electrons, the energy-loss range was 0-85% of the initial projectile energy and scattering angles were between ±22°. Following the procedure adopted previously for argon, the electron impact data were placed on an absolute scale by normalizing to total ionization cross sections available in the literature. The present results for krypton show differences between positron and electron impact that are less pronounced than was found for argon. …


Probing Scattering Wave Functions Close To The Nucleus, Don H. Madison, Daniel Fischer, Matthew S. Foster, Michael Schulz, Robert Moshammer, Stephenie J. Jones, Joachim Hermann Ullrich Dec 2003

Probing Scattering Wave Functions Close To The Nucleus, Don H. Madison, Daniel Fischer, Matthew S. Foster, Michael Schulz, Robert Moshammer, Stephenie J. Jones, Joachim Hermann Ullrich

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Recently, three-dimensional imaging of the ejected electrons following 100  MeV/amu C6+ single ionization of helium led to the observation of a new structure not predicted by theory [M. Schulz et al., Nature (London) 422, 48 (2003)]. Instead of the usual “recoil lobe” centered on the momentum-transfer axis, a ring-shaped structure centered on the beam axis was observed. New measurements at 2  MeV/amu exhibit a similar structure, which is now predicted by theory. We argue that the same theory failed at 100  MeV/amu because the faster projectiles probe distances much closer to the nucleus, where our multiple-scattering model is expected …