TY - JOUR
T1 - Asymmetric profiles observed in the recombination of Bi79+: A benchmark for relativistic theories involving interference
AU - Nakamura, N.
AU - Kavanagh, Anthony
AU - Watanabe, Hirofumi
AU - Sakaue, H.A.
AU - Li, Yibin
AU - Kato, D.
AU - Currell, Frederick
AU - Tong, X.M.
AU - Watanabe, T.
AU - Ohtani, S.
PY - 2009/8/6
Y1 - 2009/8/6
N2 - Asymmetric profiles have been observed in the recombination cross section of Be-like Bi obtained by measuring the electron energy dependence of the ion abundance ratio in an electron-beam ion trap. In contrast to the previous x-ray measurements, the present measurement gives the integrated recombination cross section with higher statistical quality, which provides a benchmark to test the relativistic theory involving the interference between the resonant and continuum states. The comparison with our theoretical study shows that the Breit interaction plays an important role in this case.
AB - Asymmetric profiles have been observed in the recombination cross section of Be-like Bi obtained by measuring the electron energy dependence of the ion abundance ratio in an electron-beam ion trap. In contrast to the previous x-ray measurements, the present measurement gives the integrated recombination cross section with higher statistical quality, which provides a benchmark to test the relativistic theory involving the interference between the resonant and continuum states. The comparison with our theoretical study shows that the Breit interaction plays an important role in this case.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.014503
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.014503
M3 - Article
VL - 80
JO - Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
JF - Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
SN - 1050-2947
IS - 1
M1 - 014503
ER -