Electron emitted in transfer ionization in He2+ on helium collisions

Abstract

A complete experiment for He2+ on helium collisions was performed over a relatively broad energy range by using a reaction microscope in Lanzhou in order to clarify the emission properties. In the experiment the momenta of recoil ions, the emitted electron, and the charge state of the scattered projectiles were recorded in coincidence in event-by-event mode. By reconstruction of the momentum vector of electrons, the momentum distributions of the continuum electrons in the scattering plane were obtained. The distributions show characteristics of the electrons originated from transfer ionization in the collisions. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.