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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-83 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Spectrochimica Acta - Part B : Atomic Spectroscopy |
Volume | 153 |
Early online date | 7 Feb 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Laser spectroscopy
- Collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy
- indium
- sodium
- potassium
- Electron capture
- Atomic populations
- charge exchange
- Semi-classical impact parameter