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Relativistic Ion-Atom Collisions

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Atomic Physics with Heavy Ions

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas ((SSAOPP,volume 26))

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With new developments in the design of accelerators and detectors, increasing attention is being focused on ion-atom collisions, in which the projectile velocity is comparable to the speed of light and in which inner shells of high-Z ions are involved, so that the electrons also move relativistically. We will regard collisions as relativistic, if the projectile energy exceeds 100 MeV/u. In this overview, we discuss recent improvements of experimental methods, the various processes that can occur, specifically direct reactions like ionization and excitation, nonradiative and radiative electron capture, and finally electron-positron pair production.

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Eichler, J., Stöhlker, T. (1999). Relativistic Ion-Atom Collisions. In: Beyer, H.F., Shevelko, V.P. (eds) Atomic Physics with Heavy Ions. Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58580-7_11

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