Abstract
In charge-transfer collisions of 4-keV recoil ions with Na, we have observed 434-nm photons emitted in the transition in . We find this radiation to be strongly polarized, with a degree of polarization . This result is in accord with a recent calculation of Salin indicating that electron capture into slow, highly charged ions preferentially populates the magnetic substates.
- Received 23 July 1985
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.1874
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