K vacancy production in medium-Z heavy ion collisions [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
During slow encounters between projectile and target atoms, the electronic atomic wave functions of the two collision partners distort and form molecular orbitals (MOs). K vacancy formation in slow heavy-ion collisions, which occur when electrons are excited out of the 2pσ and 1sσ MOs, is considered. Experimental work using 200 MeV Kr ions is described. The main interest is the excitation of electrons from the 1sσ MO. The 1sσ vacancy production is only observed in very asymmetric collisions: as Kr K x rays in encounters with target atoms between H and Ar, and as target K x rays in encounters with atoms between Ce and U. Theoretical approximate calculations of 1sσ ionization cross sections are described.