State-selective electron capture in He ++ H 2 collisions at intermediate impact energies

Abstract

State-selective single electron capture in collisions of He + with H 2 molecules is investigated using the cold-target recoil-ion momentum spectroscopy technique. The energy range considered is 6.25 keV/amu (projectile velocity v p = 0.5 a.u.) to 50 keV/amu (v p = 1.41 a.u.). In addition, we explore the transverse recoil momentum distributions that provide direct access to the angular scattering of the receding projectile. The present experimental data are contrasted to the theoretical results obtained by means of the classical trajectory Monte Carlo model with which we find good overall agreement in the energy range explored. © 2012 American Physical Society.