Phys. Rev. A 68, 022707 (2003) [6 pages]Comparison of quantum-mechanical and classical trajectory calculations of cross sections for ion-atom impact ionization of negative and positive ions for heavy-ion fusion applicationsReceived 30 April 2003; published 21 August 2003 Stripping cross sections in nitrogen have been calculated using the classical trajectory approximation and the Born approximation of quantum mechanics for the outer shell electrons of 3.2 GeV I- and Cs+ ions. A large difference in cross section, up to a factor of 6, calculated in quantum mechanics and classical mechanics, has been obtained. Because at such high velocities the Born approximation is well validated, the classical trajectory approach fails to correctly predict the stripping cross sections at high energies for electron orbitals with low ionization potential. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.022707
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.68.022707
PACS:
34.50.Fa
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