Abstract
- and -shell ionization of with Xe and U projectiles is investigated. Internal conversion following nuclear Coulomb excitation which is particularly important for deformed heavy nuclei is compared with direct ionization of inner-shell electrons in superheavy quasimolecules. Both processes exhibit different impact-parameter dependences. As a result of internal conversion, about 0.1-0.3 holes per central collision are created.
- Received 19 June 1978
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.1167
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