EXPERIMENTAL IDENTIFICATION OF SADDLE-POINT ELECTRONS

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作者
PIEKSMA, M [1 ]
OVCHINNIKOV, SY [1 ]
VANECK, J [1 ]
WESTERVELD, WB [1 ]
NIEHAUS, A [1 ]
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[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,OAK RIDGE,TN 37831
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.46
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Experimental and theoretical velocity distributions of electrons ejected in 1-6 keV ionizing H+-H collisions are presented. Both the experimental velocity distributions and the relative total ionization cross sections can be explained by the theory in a fully consistent way. Strong evidence is found for the existence of a saddle-point ionization mechanism at collision energies of 4 keV and higher.
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