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Single- and multiple-electron ionization of atoms and molecules, induced by fast highly charged ions, constitute an important issue in accelerator physics (the vacuum conditions) and in different applications (cancer therapy). Multiple ionization of heavy target atoms can strongly (up to 50%) contribute to the total ionization cross sections similar to projectile ionization (loss) by target atoms, Sect. 1.4. In this Chapter, various theoretical approaches for multiple-electron probabilities and cross sections for ionization of neutral atoms are considered and compared with available experimental data.
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Tolstikhina, I., Imai, M., Winckler, N., Shevelko, V. (2018). Multiple-Electron Ionization of Atoms by Fast Heavy Ions. In: Basic Atomic Interactions of Accelerated Heavy Ions in Matter. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 98. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74992-1_8
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