Electron loss and collisional destruction of fast He+(2S) ions and application to a polarized3He ion source
- 21 February 1975
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 8 (3) , 372-381
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/8/3/008
Abstract
A modulated beam technique has been used to determine cross sections for one-electron loss sigma 1*2 and total cross sections sigma D for collisional destruction of 18-50 keV 3He+ (2S) metastable ions in H2, He, Ar, N2 and O2. Cross sections sigma 1*2 are shown to be roughly 100 times larger than the corresponding one-electron loss cross sections for ground state He+ ions. Total collisional destruction cross sections sigma D, which are very large ( approximately 10-15 cm2) and not greatly energy dependent, indicate that electron loss is not the dominant destruction mechanism in the present energy range. The results are shown to be consistent with the requirements of a recently proposed source of polarized 3He ions. Data relevant to the optimization of such a source are presented.Keywords
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