Relativistic channeling of highly-charged ions - resonant coherent excitation, charge exchange, and energy loss
Abstract
Relativistic channeling experiments of highly-charged ions provide valuable information of a variety of atomic states and processes in the unique environment of a crystal. A periodic crystal potential forces an ion trajectory away from an atomic string/plane and depresses electron loss/capture probabilities. It leads to smaller energy loss, trajectory-dependent Stark level mixing due to the crystal field and resonant coherent excitation (atomic level excitation by the periodic crystal field) of highly-charged heavy ions. Recent progress at HIMAC is reported with an emphasis of resonant coherent excitation observed in charge exchange and energy loss of the highly-charged ions.
- Publication:
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Physica Scripta Volume T
- Pub Date:
- 1999
- DOI:
- 10.1238/Physica.Topical.080a00079
- Bibcode:
- 1999PhST...80...79A
- Keywords:
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- 61.85.+p;
- 34.50.Fa;
- 34.50.Bw;
- 71.70.Ej;
- 71.70.Ch