Ionization and Electron Emission of Heavy Ion - Collisions: the Argon-Krypton Collision System.
Abstract
The Ar-Kr collision system has been studied by examining the charge states of the scattered ions together with the energies of the emitted electrons. The charge state data show that there are increases in the average scattered charge state at distances of closest approach that correspond well with internuclear distances for which the molecular orbital model^1 predicts electron promotions of krypton and argon electrons to occur. The electron data show a well resolved Auger peak between 150 -200 eV superimposed on an exponentially decreasing background of continuum electrons. Doppler shifts identify the Auger peak as originating from the argon collision partner. Ion -electron coincidence experiments exhibit the same peak and link it to a specific distance of closest approach. The threshold for this L-Auger electron production falls between 0.2 and 0.3 a.u., agreeing well with molecular orbital predictions. ftn^1Fano U. and W. Lichten, Phys. Rev. Lett., 14, 627 1965.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989PhDT........38Z
- Keywords:
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- Physics: Atomic; Physics: Molecular