Charge Exchange in O$^{7+}$+H collisions

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Abstract

Charge exchange between heavy solar wind ions and interstellar neutrals is thought to be a dominant contributor to the heliospheric component of the soft x-ray background, as the highly charged resultant ion emits an x-ray photon through the electron's cascade to the ground state. In this study we calculate $n-$, $l-$, $S- $resolved charge capture cross sections into the dominant $n=4$, 5 and 6 manifolds for the system O$^{7+}$+H, over a range of collision energies 0.01-50 keV/u, using the molecular orbital close coupling method. We compare our results with classical trajectory Monte Carlo, atomic orbital close coupling, and experimental results.

*This work is partially supported by NASA grants NNX09AV46G, NNG09WF24I, and NNH07ZDA001N.

Authors

  • J.L. Nolte

    • University of Georgia
  • Y. Wu

    • University of Georgia
  • P.C. Stancil

    • University of Georgia
  • R.J. Buenker

    • Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal
  • D.R. Schultz

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Y. Hui

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • I.N. Draganic

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • C.C. Havener

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory