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Phys. Rev. A 65, 010704 (2001) [3 pages]

Orientation dependence of multiple ionization of diatomic molecules in collisions with fast highly charged ions

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B. Siegmann1, U. Werner1, R. Mann2, Z. Kaliman3, N. M. Kabachnik1 *, and H. O. Lutz1
1 Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany
2 Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
3 Faculty of Philosophy, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Rapid Communication Received 6 July 2001; published 14 December 2001

We report an observation of the strong dependence of the multiple (6<q<~10) ionization cross section on the alignment of the molecular axis in collisions of highly charged Xe ions with N2 molecules at an impact energy of 5.9 MeV/amu. Theoretical calculations based on the statistical-energy-deposition model well describe the experimental data.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v65/e010704
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.010704
PACS: 34.50.Gb

* Permanent address: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russian Federation.

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