Phys. Rev. A 80, 052707 (2009) [5 pages]Electron transfer in fast atomic collisions in the presence of an x-ray laserReceived 14 September 2009; published 18 November 2009 We consider electron capture in fast collisions between a proton and hydrogen in the presence of an intense x-ray laser whose angular frequency ω is close to v2/2, where v is the collision velocity. We show that in such a case laser-induced capture becomes possible and that the latter proceeds via both induced photon emission and photon absorption channels and can, in principle, compete with kinematic and radiative electron capture. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.052707
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.80.052707
PACS:
34.70.+e, 42.50.Hz, 25.75.Dw, 32.80.−t
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