Abstract
Fast ion-atom collisions in which charge transfer plays a dominant role have been traditionally treated by a two center expansion (TCE): the state wavefunction is approximated by a truncated set of Hilbert states centered on the target and projectile. This method is accurate but expensive in the use of computer time. We present a new method which allows charge transfer through variational time independent amplitudes, and target excitation and ionization through variational time dependent amplitudes. The method retains the efficiency of a single centered expansion and yet reproduces the conventional TCE results in situations where charge transfer is dominant. Comparison to experiment is made.
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Reading, J.F., Ford, A.L., Becker, R.L. (1981). A One-and-a-Half Centered Expansion for Ion-Atom Collisions. In: Fabian, D.J., Kleinpoppen, H., Watson, L.M. (eds) Inner-Shell and X-Ray Physics of Atoms and Solids. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9236-5_44
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