Relativistic quantum dynamics in strong fields: Photon emission from heavy, few-electron ions
Atomic Physics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
Recent progress in the study of the photon emission from highly-charged heavy ions is reviewed. These investigations show that high- ions provide a unique tool for improving the understanding of the electron-electron and electron-photon interaction in the presence of strong fields. Apart from the bound-state transitions, which are accurately described in the framework of Quantum Electrodynamics, much information has been obtained also from the radiative capture of (quasi-) free electrons by high- ions. Many features in the observed spectra hereby confirm the inherently relativistic behavior of even the simplest compound quantum systems in Nature.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0412041,
title = {Relativistic quantum dynamics in strong fields: Photon emission from heavy, few-electron ions},
author = {Sephan Fritzsche and Paul Indelicato and Thomas Stohlker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0412041},
year = {2009}
}
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