Theory of nuclear excitation by electron capture for heavy ions

Adriana Pálffy, Werner Scheid, and Zoltán Harman
Phys. Rev. A 73, 012715 – Published 24 January 2006

Abstract

We investigate the resonant process of nuclear excitation by electron capture (NEEC), in which a continuum electron is captured into a bound state of an ion with the simultaneous excitation of the nucleus. In order to derive the cross section a Feshbach projection operator formalism is introduced. Nuclear states and transitions are described by a nuclear collective model and making use of experimental data. Transition rates and total cross sections for NEEC followed by the radiative decay of the excited nucleus are calculated for various heavy-ion collision systems.

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  • Received 3 November 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.012715

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Adriana Pálffy* and Werner Scheid

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany

Zoltán Harman

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

  • *Email address: Adriana-Claudia.Gagyi-Palffy@uni-giessen.de

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Vol. 73, Iss. 1 — January 2006

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