title: Recoil momentum spectroscopy of highly charged ion collisions on magneto-optically trapped Na.
abstract: We have used a cold ( T<<1 mK), laser-cooled target of Na atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap to study electron capture processes during highly charged ion-sodium atom collisions at keV energies. Momentum distributions of target ions were determined by employing time-of-flight and position sensitive detection of the Na ions, produced during the collisions and extracted by a weak electric field. In this way impact parameter sensitive information about multielectron capture processes is obtained.
authors.affiliation: Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, Atomic Physics, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Zernikelaan 25, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Turkstra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knoop
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morgenstern
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Olson