Exact Dirac equation calculation of ionization induced by ultrarelativistic heavy ions
Atomic Physics
2009-10-31 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
The time-dependent Dirac equation can be solved exactly for ionization induced by ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions. Ionization calculations are carried out in such a framework for a number of representative ion-ion pairs. For each ion-ion pair, the computed cross section consists of two terms, a constant energy independent term and a term whose coefficient is ln(gamma). Scaled values of both terms are found to decrease with increasing Z of the nucleus that is ionized.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/9906055,
title = {Exact Dirac equation calculation of ionization induced by ultrarelativistic heavy ions},
author = {Anthony J. Baltz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9906055},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
14 pages, latex, revtex source, no figures