172 research outputs found
High resolution probe of coherence in low-energy charge exchange collisions with oriented targets
The trapping lasers of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) are used to bring Rb
atoms into well defined oriented states. Coupled to recoil-ion momentum
spectroscopy (RIMS), this yields a unique MOTRIMS setup which is able to probe
scattering dynamics, including their coherence features, with unprecedented
resolution. This technique is applied to the low-energy charge exchange
processes Na+Rb() Na()+Rb. The
measurements reveal detailed features of the collisional interaction which are
employed to improve the theoretical description. All of this enables to gauge
the reliability of intuitive pictures predicting the most likely capture
transitions
Atomic site sensitive processes in low energy ion-dimer collisions
Electron capture processes for low energy Ar9+ ions colliding on Ar2 dimer
targets are investigated, focusing attention on charge sharing as a function of
molecule orientation and impact parameter. A preference in charge-asymmetric
dissociation channels is observed, with a strong correlation between the
projectile scattering angle and the molecular ion orientation. The measurements
provide here clear evidences that projectiles distinguish each atom in the
target and, that electron capture from near-site atom is favored. Monte Carlo
calculations based on the classical over-the-barrier model, with dimer targets
represented as two independent atoms, are compared to the data. They give a new
insight into the dynamics of the collision by providing, for the di erent
electron capture channels, the two-dimensional probability maps p(~b), where ~b
is the impact parameter vector in the molecular frame
Molecular frame photoelectron angular distribution for oxygen 1s photoemission from CO_2 molecules
We have measured photoelectron angular distributions in the molecular frame (MF-PADs) for O 1s photoemission from CO2, using photoelectron-O+–CO+ coincidence momentum imaging. Results for the molecular axis at 0, 45 and 90° to the electric vector of the light are reported. The major features of the MF-PADs are fairly well reproduced by calculations employing a relaxed-core Hartree–Fock approach. Weak asymmetric features are seen through a plane perpendicular to the molecular axis and attributed to symmetry lowering by anti-symmetric stretching motion
SPORT: A new sub-nanosecond time-resolved instrument to study swift heavy ion-beam induced luminescence - Application to luminescence degradation of a fast plastic scintillator
We developed a new sub-nanosecond time-resolved instrument to study the
dynamics of UV-visible luminescence under high stopping power heavy ion
irradiation. We applied our instrument, called SPORT, on a fast plastic
scintillator (BC-400) irradiated with 27-MeV Ar ions having high mean
electronic stopping power of 2.6 MeV/\mu m. As a consequence of increasing
permanent radiation damages with increasing ion fluence, our investigations
reveal a degradation of scintillation intensity together with, thanks to the
time-resolved measurement, a decrease in the decay constant of the
scintillator. This combination indicates that luminescence degradation
processes by both dynamic and static quenching, the latter mechanism being
predominant. Under such high density excitation, the scintillation
deterioration of BC-400 is significantly enhanced compared to that observed in
previous investigations, mainly performed using light ions. The observed
non-linear behaviour implies that the dose at which luminescence starts
deteriorating is not independent on particles' stopping power, thus
illustrating that the radiation hardness of plastic scintillators can be
strongly weakened under high excitation density in heavy ion environments.Comment: 5 figures, accepted in Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Breakdown of the Two-Step Model in K-Shell Photoemission and Subsequent Decay Probed by the Molecular-Frame Photoelectron Angular Distributions of CO_2
We report results of measurements and of Hartree-Fock level calculations of molecular-frame photoelectron angular distributions (MFPADs) for C 1s photoemission from CO2. The agreement between the measured and calculated MFPADs is on average reasonable. The measured MFPADs display a weak but definite asymmetry with respect to the O+ and CO+ fragment ions at certain energies, providing evidence for an overlap of gerade and ungerade final ionic states giving rise to a partial breakdown of the two-step model of core-level photoionization and its subsequent Auger decay
Carbon K-shell photoelectron angular distribution from fixed-in-space CO2 molecules
Measurements of photoelectron angular distributions for carbon K-shell ionization of fixed-in-space CO2 molecules with the molecular axis oriented along, perpendicular and at 45 degrees to the electric vector of the light are reported. The major features of these measured spectra are fairly well reproduced by calculations employing a relaxed-core Hartree-Fock approach. In contrast to the angular distribution for K-shell ionization of N-2, which exhibits a rich structure dominated by the f-wave (l = 3) at the shape resonance, the angular distribution for carbon K-shell photoionization of CO2 is quite unstructured over the entire observed range across the shape resonance
Ion impact induced Interatomic Coulombic Decay in neon and argon dimers
We investigate the contribution of Interatomic Coulombic Decay induced by ion
impact in neon and argon dimers (Ne and Ar) to the production of low
energy electrons. Our experiments cover a broad range of perturbation strengths
and reaction channels. We use 11.37 MeV/u S, 0.125 MeV/u He,
0.1625 MeV/u He and 0.150 MeV/u He as projectiles and study
ionization, single and double electron transfer to the projectile as well as
projectile electron loss processes. The application of a COLTRIMS reaction
microscope enables us to retrieve the three-dimensional momentum vectors of the
ion pairs of the fragmenting dimer into Ne/Ne and
Ar/Ar (q = 1, 2, 3) in coincidence with at least one emitted
electron
Interatomic Coulombic Decay as a New Source of Low Energy Electrons in slow Ion-Dimer Collisions
We provide the experimental evidence that the single electron capture process
in slow collisions between O ions and neon dimer targets leads to an
unexpected production of low-energy electrons. This production results from the
interatomic Coulombic decay process, subsequent to inner shell single electron
capture from one site of the neon dimer. Although pure one-electron capture
from inner shell is expected to be negligible in the low collision energy
regime investigated here, the electron production due to this process overtakes
by one order of magnitude the emission of Auger electrons by the scattered
projectiles after double-electron capture. This feature is specific to low
charge states of the projectile: similar studies with Xe and Ar
projectiles show no evidence of inner shell single-electron capture. The
dependence of the process on the projectile charge state is interpreted using
simple calculations based on the classical over the barrier model
Energy deposition by heavy ions: Additivity of kinetic and potential energy contributions in hillock formation on CaF2
The formation of nano-hillocks on CaF2 crystal surfaces by individual ion
impact has been studied using medium energy (3 and 5 MeV) highly charged ions
(Xe19+ to Xe30+) as well as swift (kinetic energies between 12 and 58 MeV)
heavy ions. For very slow highly charged ions the appearance of hillocks is
known to be linked to a threshold in potential energy while for swift heavy
ions a minimum electronic energy loss is necessary. With our results we bridge
the gap between these two extreme cases and demonstrate, that with increasing
energy deposition via electronic energy loss the potential energy threshold for
hillock production can be substantially lowered. Surprisingly, both mechanisms
of energy deposition in the target surface seem to contribute in an additive
way, as demonstrated when plotting the results in a phase diagram. We show that
the inelastic thermal spike model, originally developed to describe such
material modifications for swift heavy ions, can be extended to case where
kinetic and potential energies are deposited into the surface.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
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