Charge exchange: Theory and application to proton-hydrogen-atom collisions

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Abstract

A theory of rearrangement collisions taking account of the nonorthogonality of initial and final states is presented. Detailed discussion of the range of validity of the theory is worked out. The method is applied to proton-hydrogen-atom charge exchange collisions. We find that at high energy the Jackson-Schiff results are obtained and that below 100 kev the cross section is raised significantly above the result of Jackson and Schiff. The new result is in better agreement with experimental results than the calculations based on the Jackson-Schiff formulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-251
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1973
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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