Quasifree-electron process in the single ionization of He by fast protons

  • W. Wu
  • , S. Datz
  • , N. L. Jones
  • , H. F. Krause
  • , B. Rosner
  • , K. D. Sorge
  • , C. R. Vane

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Abstract

Double-differential cross sections for the single ionization of He by protons are measured at collision energies of 2, 2.8, and 6 MeV. At energy losses larger than 0.75 keV, single ionization is shown to be dominated by binary encounters between the proton and a quasifree target electron. The measured scattering angle and energy loss of the protons show a simple two-body kinematic relation. Furthermore, the measured shapes of differential cross sections are in good agreement with calculations of Rutherford scattering from electrons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1537-1539
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

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