Development and evaluation of a many electron-multicenter classical trajectory Monte Carlo model in charge exchange processes involving collisions of multiply charged ions and CO.

CARIATORE, N. D.; OTRANTO, S.

PHYSICAL REVIEW A - ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Lugar: NEW YORK; Año: 2013 vol. 88 p. 12714 - 12714

1050-2947

In this work, a many electron-multicenter classical trajectory Monte Carlo model is developed and tested in charge exchange studies involving projectiles with charges from +3 to +10 and the CO molecule. The present model is contrasted against simpler single-center and independent-atoms approaches. Total and state-selective charge exchange cross sections are presented and are compared to recent data from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where available.