State-selective charge exchange from Na(3s) and Na*(3p) by highly charged ions

Abstract

State-selective charge exchange cross sections and momentum spectra are calculated for collisions of Xe18+ and Xe54+ ions with Na(3s) and Na*(3p) over the energy range of 0.1–10.0 keV/amu. The classical trajectory Monte Carlo method is used which includes all two-body interactions. The n-level cross sections are found to be rather insensitive to collision energy below 1 keV/amu. In contrast, the transverse momentum cross sections for specific n-levels change rapidly with energy. However, this latter variation in energy is found to be in general agreement with simple scaling rules. Experimental state-selective data are available for Xe18+ over a limited energy range; they are found to be in reasonable accord with the calculations.