EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE OF THE ASYMMETRY OF THE SOFT ELECTRON PEAK IN ION-ATOM IONIZATION

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SUAREZ, S [1 ]
GARIBOTTI, C [1 ]
MECKBACH, W [1 ]
BERNARDI, G [1 ]
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[1] CONSEJO NACL INVEST CIENT & TECN,RA-8400 RIO NEGRO,ARGENTINA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.418
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have measured the doubly differential energy and angular distribution of low-energy electrons emitted in collisions of H+ and He-3(2+) on Ne at 106 keV/u. In this way, we are able to obtain information about the shape of the soft electron ionization peak. Against current belief, but in accordance with a two-Coulomb-center interaction of the emitted electron. we find it to be strongly asymmetric in the forward-backward direction. We discuss the shape of the cross section and introduce a parametric expression for fitting the data.
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