Determination of the solid angle and response function of a hemispherical spectrograph with injection lens for Auger electrons emitted from long lived projectile states.
We present SIMION 8.1 Monte Carlo type simulations of the response function and detection solid angle for long lived Auger states (lifetime τ ∼ 10(-9) - 10(-5) s) recorded by a hemispherical spectrograph with injection lens and position sensitive detector used for high resolution Auger spectroscopy of ion beams. Also included in these simulations for the first time are kinematic effects particular to Auger emission from fast moving projectile ions such as line broadening and solid angle limitations allowing for a more accurate and realistic line shape modeling. Our results are found to be in excellent agreement with measured electron line shapes of both long lived 1s2s2p(4)P and prompt Auger projectile states formed by electron capture in collisions of 25.3 MeV F(7+) with H2 and 12.0 MeV C(4+) with Ne recorded at 0° to the beam direction. These results are important for the accurate evaluation of the 1s2s2p (4)P/(2)P ratio of K-Auger cross sections whose observed non-statistical production by electron capture into He-like ions, recently a field of interesting interpretations, awaits further resolution.
Mixed-State Ionic Beams: An Effective Tool for Collision Dynamics Investigations
The use of mixed-state ionic beams in collision dynamics investigations is examined. Using high resolution Auger projectile spectroscopy involving He-like ( 1 s 2 1 S , 1 s 2 s 3 , 1 S ) mixed-state beams, the spectrum contributions of the 1 s 2 s 3 S metastable beam component is effectively separated and clearly identified. This is performed with a technique that exploits two independent spectrum measurements under the same collision conditions, but with ions having quite different metastable fractions, judiciously selected by varying the ion beam charge-stripping conditions. Details of the technique are presented together with characteristic examples. In collisions of 4 MeV B 3 + with H 2 targets, the Auger electron spectrum of the separated 1 s 2 s 3 S boron beam component allows for a detailed analysis of the formation of the 1 s 2 s ( 3 S ) n l 2 L states by direct n l transfer. In addition, the production of hollow 2 s 2 p 1 , 3 P doubly- and 2 s 2 p 2 2 D triply-excited states, by direct excitation and transfer-excitation processes, respectively, can also be independently studied. In similar mixed-state beam collisions of 15 MeV C 4 + with H 2 , He, Ne and Ar targets, the contributions of the 1 s 2 , 1 s 2 s 3 , 1 S beam components to the formation of the 2 s 2 p 3 , 1 P states by double-excitation, 1 s → 2 p excitation and transfer-loss processes can be clearly identified, facilitating comparisons with theoretical calculations.
collision strengths for innershell excitation of Li-like ions from the 1s23l levels to the 1s2l′3l″ levels
Abstract Results are given for collision strengths, collision rates, transition energies, and electric-dipole line strengths for innershell excitation from the 1 s 2 3 l levels to all levels of the 1 s 2 l ′3 l ″ configurations in Li-like ions with nuclear charge number Z in the range 6 ⩽ Z ⩽ 74. The results include the effects of configuration mixing, parentage mixing, and intermediate coupling. A Coulomb-Bornexchange method is used in calculating the collision strengths. The results for collision strengths and line strengths are expressed conveniently in terms of the Z -scaled hydrogenic ion collision strengths and line strength, respectively, together with coefficients that are functions of the target ion mixing coefficients.