Abstract
An already large yield of neon x-rays produced by a high-energy (60-80 MeV) stripped argon beam has been observed to undergo a tenfold increase when the projectile charge state is changed from +6 ( shell full) to ∼ + 14 ( shell empty). This increase may be understood qualitatively in terms of a transfer of neon electrons to the empty shell of the more highly stripped ions during collisions. Other possible interpretations are also discussed.
- Received 30 October 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.29.1577
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