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- Title
Enhanced electron–ion recombination in ion storage rings.
- Authors
Hörndl, M.; Yoshida, S.; Burgdörfer, J.; Gwinner, G.; Wolf, A.
- Abstract
We review recent advances in the understanding of the enhanced electron–ion recombination observed in storage ring experiments. The measured recombination rates show a strong enhancement relative to what the standard radiative recombination rates predict. A transient motional electric field is induced in the merging region of an electron and an ion beam in the electron cooler. This induced field opens an additional pathway for free-bound transitions of electrons. The formed Rydberg states can be radiatively stabilized and contribute to the measured rate. We show that this “field induced recombination” (FIR) explains the gap previously observed between measurements and the standard radiative recombination rate.
- Subjects
STORAGE rings; ION recombination; PARTICLES (Nuclear physics); ELECTRIC fields; NUCLEAR physics; ION bombardment
- Publication
Hyperfine Interactions, 2006, Vol 173, Issue 1-3, p67
- ISSN
0304-3843
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10751-007-9544-1