Projectile X-ray emission in relativistic ion-atom collisions [Elektronische Ressource] / von Shadi Mohammad Ibrahim Salem

Projectile X-Ray Emission in RelativisticIon-Atom CollisionsDissertationzur Erlangung des Doktorgradesder Naturwissenschaftenvorgelegt beim Fachbereich Physikder Goethe-Universit¨atin Frankfurt am MainvonShadi Mohammad Ibrahim Salemaus Amman (Jordanien)Frankfurt am Main 2010vom Fachbereich Physik der Goethe-Universit¨atals Dissertation angenommen.Dekan: Prof. Dr. Dirk-Hermann RischkeGutachter: Prof. Dr. Thomas St¨ohlkerProf. Dr. Reinhard D¨ornerDatum der Disputation: 16.03.2010Contents1 Introduction 32 Theoretical Background 72.1 The theoretical treatment of the atomic systems in relativisticcollisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.2 Projectile Excitation and Ionization at Relativistic Energies . . 82.2.1 Excitation and Ionization Probability . . . . . . . . . . . 92.2.2 The Simultaneous Excitation and Ionization process . . . 142.2.3 CalculatedProbabilitiesintheIndependentParticleModel 142.3 Electron Capture Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.3.1 Radiative recombination (RR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.3.2 Radiative versus non-radiative electron capture . . . . . 182.3.3 Non-relativistic dipole approximations versus exact rel-ativistic treatment of REC capture . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.4 Alignment of the excited ion states populated via REC . . . . . 263 The Experiment 313.1 The production of highly-charged heavy ions . . . . . . . . . . . 313.