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In this paper, we present the structure and the dynamics of highly charged heavy ions studied through dielectronic recombination (DR) observations performed with the Tokyo electron beam ion trap. By measuring the energy dependence of the ion abundance ratio in the trap at equilibrium, we have observed DR processes for open shell systems very clearly. Remarkable relativistic effects due to the generalized Breit interaction have been clearly shown in DR for highly charged heavy ions. We also present the first result for the coincidence measurement of two photons emitted from a single DR event.
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Nakamura, N., Hu, Z., Watanabe, H. et al. Structure and dynamics of highly charged heavy ions studied with the electron beam ion trap in Tokyo. Hyperfine Interact 199, 123–130 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-011-0307-7
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