Abstract
We show that a dense spectrum of chaotic multiply excited eigenstates can play a major role in collision processes involving many-electron multicharged ions. A statistical theory based on chaotic properties of the eigenstates enables one to obtain relevant energy-averaged cross sections in terms of sums over single-electron orbitals. Our calculation of low-energy electron recombination of Au25+ shows that the resonant process is 200 times more intense than direct radiative recombination, which explains the recent experimental results of Hoffknecht [J. Phys. B 31, 2415 (1998)].
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 012713-1-012713-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics