Thomas-forbidden particle capture
Atomic Physics
2015-05-18 v1
Abstract
At high energies, in particle-capture processes between ions and atoms, classical kinematic requirements show that generally double collision Thomas processes dominate. However, for certain mass-ratios these processes are kinematically forbidden. This paper explores the possibility of capture for such processes by triple or higher order collision processes.
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@article{arxiv.1002.3617,
title = {Thomas-forbidden particle capture},
author = {John H. Carter and Michael Lieber},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.3617},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
34 pages and three figures