MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRON-IMPACT EXCITATION CROSS-SECTIONS FOR HELIUM-LIKE TITANIUM

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作者
CHANTRENNE, S [1 ]
BEIERSDORFER, P [1 ]
CAUBLE, R [1 ]
SCHNEIDER, MB [1 ]
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[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB, LIVERMORE, CA 94550 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.265
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have obtained the first measurement of electron impact excitation cross sections as a function of energy for a highly charged ion. Collisional excitation cross sections to four n = 2 levels of He-like titanium were measured from threshold to 1.7 times threshold. The data conform well to established theory, especially for direct excitation; however, significant differences are found with predicted contributions from resonance excitation and in the treatment of radiative cascades. The latter changes plasma temperatures inferred from titanium K-alpha line intensities by as much as a factor of 2.
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