Yield of2pσmolecular-orbital x rays in heavy-ion collisions
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 16 (3) , 913-920
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.16.913
Abstract
This paper examines the spectral yield of molecular-orbital (MO) x rays observed in asymmetric 470-MeV Xe collisions. According to a proposal by Heinig et al., x-ray transitions to vacancies occurring during the collision give an intense continuum spectrum which falls off rapidly above the x ray lines emitted by the heavier collision partner. Dynamical calculations of the MO x-ray thick-target yield indeed agree within a factor of 3 with the observed intensity. The velocity and impact-parameter dependence of MO x-ray production are discussed.
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