Angular correlations in radiative cascades following resonant electron capture by highly charged ions

作者:Matula O*; Fritzsche S; Currell F J; Surzhykov A
来源:Physical Review A, 2011, 84(5): 052723.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.052723

摘要

We investigate the angular correlations between the photons emitted in the dielectronic recombination (DR) of initially hydrogenlike heavy ions. The theoretical analysis is performed based on a density-matrix approach and Dirac's relativistic theory. Special emphasis has been placed upon the effects of the higher-order, nondipole terms in the expansion of the electron-photon interaction. To illustrate these effects, we present and discuss detailed calculations for K-LL DR of initially hydrogenlike xenon, gold, and uranium. These computations show that the angular correlations are significantly affected by interference between the leading electric-dipole (E1) and the magnetic-quadrupole (M2) transitions.

  • 出版日期2011-11-28