Propensity rules for orientation in singly-charged ion-atom collisions
- 14 August 1990
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 23 (15) , 2595-2612
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/23/15/025
Abstract
Orientation effects for electron capture and excitation in singly-charged ion-atom collisions are analysed using the atomic basis impact parameter method with full inclusion of electron translational factors. The authors find that the orientation preferences previously predicted for excitation in terms of propensity rules may still be observed when capture is present in ion-atom collisions. Furthermore, in spite of intricate behaviour of the direct capture couplings during the collision, they draw some parallel conclusions for the orientation of the capture states. They illustrate these perturbative predictions by close-coupling calculations for H+-Na (3s) collisions where clear propensity for orientation of the H(2p) capture state is demonstrated in impact parameter and velocity dependences. Finally the authors predict pronounced orientation effects for H(2s) and H(2p) capture in collisions of H+ with initially oriented Na(3p) states.Keywords
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