Foil-excited Rydberg states of fast oxygen ions

The population of Rydberg states in fast oxygen ions emerging from solid targets is found to be more than ≈ 500 times as large as expected from Coulomb capture of target electrons in last-layer collisions. Furthermore, we find a population depletion for quantum states near n ≈ 10.

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Published in:Physics letters. A 1982-01, Vol.91 (1), p.12-14
Main Authors: Betz, H.-D., Rothermel, J., Röschenthaler, D., Bell, F., Schuch, R., Nolte, G.
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Language:English
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Summary:The population of Rydberg states in fast oxygen ions emerging from solid targets is found to be more than ≈ 500 times as large as expected from Coulomb capture of target electrons in last-layer collisions. Furthermore, we find a population depletion for quantum states near n ≈ 10.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/0375-9601(82)90250-X