Structured ion beams produced by radiative recombination of twisted electrons

authored by: Anna V. Maiorova, Anton A. Peshkov, Anton A. Peshkov, Andrey Surzhykov, Andrey Surzhykov, Andrey Surzhykov
Abstract: We present a theoretical investigation of the radiative recombination of twisted electrons into bound states of initially bare ions. Special emphasis is placed on the magnetic sublevel population of the residual hydrogenlike ions under the assumption that emitted photons remain unobserved. We show that this sublevel population strongly depends on the position of an ion within the incident electron wave front. To better understand this position dependence, detailed calculations are presented for the electron capture into 1s1/2 and 2p3/2 ionic states. The results of the calculations show that the structured beams of hydrogenlike ions can be produced in collisions with Bessel electrons at ion storage rings. Having multiple-ring intensity profiles and complex spin patterns, these structured beams can become a valuable tool for future ion collision studies.
External Organisation(s): St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University
National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Type: Article
Journal: Physical Review A
Volume: 101
ISSN: 2469-9926
Publication date: 04.06.2020
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.101.062704 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{d18a5bfbb1ef4265b1f4a2d008e5dceb,
title = "Structured ion beams produced by radiative recombination of twisted electrons",
abstract = "We present a theoretical investigation of the radiative recombination of twisted electrons into bound states of initially bare ions. Special emphasis is placed on the magnetic sublevel population of the residual hydrogenlike ions under the assumption that emitted photons remain unobserved. We show that this sublevel population strongly depends on the position of an ion within the incident electron wave front. To better understand this position dependence, detailed calculations are presented for the electron capture into 1s1/2 and 2p3/2 ionic states. The results of the calculations show that the structured beams of hydrogenlike ions can be produced in collisions with Bessel electrons at ion storage rings. Having multiple-ring intensity profiles and complex spin patterns, these structured beams can become a valuable tool for future ion collision studies. ",
author = "Maiorova, {Anna V.} and Peshkov, {Anton A.} and Peshkov, {Anton A.} and Andrey Surzhykov and Andrey Surzhykov and Andrey Surzhykov",
note = "Funding Information: Stimulating discussions with Yuri Litvinov from the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research are gratefully acknowledged by the authors. A.V.M. acknowledges support from the Foundation for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics “BASIS” (Grant No. 17-13-338-1) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy EXC-2123, QuantumFrontiers 390837967.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1103/physreva.101.062704",
language = "English",
volume = "101",
journal = "Physical Review A",
issn = "2469-9926",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "6",
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