Cross-Sections for Projectile Ionization, Electron Capture, and System Breakdown of C<sup>5+</sup> and Li<sup>2+</sup> Ions with Atomic Hydrogen
For many disciplines of science, all conceivable collisional cross-sections and reactions must be precisely known. Although recent decades have seen a trial of large-scale research to obtain such data, many essential atomic and molecular cross-section data are still missing, and the reliability of t...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Atoms |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/12/12/63 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | For many disciplines of science, all conceivable collisional cross-sections and reactions must be precisely known. Although recent decades have seen a trial of large-scale research to obtain such data, many essential atomic and molecular cross-section data are still missing, and the reliability of the existing cross-sections has to be validated. In this paper, we present projectile ionization, electron capture, and system breakdown cross-sections in carbon (C<sup>5+</sup>) ions and lithium (Li<sup>2+</sup>) ion collisions with atomic hydrogen based on the Monte Carlo models of classical and quasi-classical trajectories. According to our expectation, the QCTMC results show higher results in comparison to standard CTMC data, emphasizing the role of the Heisenberg correction constraint, especially in the low-energy regime. On the other hand, at high energy, the Heisenberg correction term has less influence as the projectile momentum increases. We present the total cross-sections of projectile ionization, electron capture, and system breakdown in C<sup>5+</sup> ions and Li<sup>2+</sup> ion collisions with atomic hydrogen in the impact energy range from 10 keV to 160 keV, which is of interest in astrophysical plasmas, atmospheric sciences, plasma laboratories, and fusion research. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2218-2004 |