Simulation of the relative atomic populations of elements 1 ≤ Z ≤ 89 following charge exchange tested with collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy of indium

Adam Vernon, Jonathan Billowes, Cory Binnersley, Mark Bissell, T.E. Cocolios, G. J. Farooq-Smith, Kieran Flanagan, Ronald Garcia Ruiz, W. Gins, R. P. De Groote, A. Koszorus, K. M. Lynch, G. Neyens, Christopher Ricketts, K.D.A. Wendt, Shane Wilkins, X. F. Yang

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    Abstract

    Calculations of the neutralisation cross-section and relative population of atomic states were performed for ions beams (1 ≤ Z ≤ 89) at 5 and 40 keV incident on free sodium and potassium atoms. To test the validity of the calculations, the population distribution of indium ions incident on a vapour of sodium was measured at an intermediate energy of 20 keV. The relative populations of the 5s25p 2P1=2 and 5s25p 2P3=2 states in indium were measured using collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy and found to be consistent with the calculations. Charge exchange contributions to high-resolution lineshapes were also investigated and found to be reproduced by the calculations. The reliable prediction of relative populations and reproduction of lineshapes are of importance to high-precision and ecient laser spectroscopy studies of exotic isotopes and future applications of collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)61-83
    Number of pages22
    JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part B : Atomic Spectroscopy
    Volume153
    Early online date7 Feb 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2019

    Keywords

    • Laser spectroscopy
    • Collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy
    • indium
    • sodium
    • potassium
    • Electron capture
    • Atomic populations
    • charge exchange
    • Semi-classical impact parameter

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