Production and Compilation of Charge Changing Cross Sections of Ion-Atom Collisions

M.Imai1), T.Shirai2)*, M.Saito3), Y.Haruyama3), A.Itoh4,1), N.Imanishi5), F.Fukuzawa5), H.Kubo2)

1)Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
2)Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
3)Kyoto Prefectural University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
4)Quantum Science and Engineering Center, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
5)Retired from Kyoto University
*Deceased in 2002

The Authors have been devoted to production and compilation of experimental charge changing cross sections for ion-atom collisions since 1983, as a part of data center activities of JAERI.

We have measured single and double electron capture cross sections for Be+, Be2+ ions colliding with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, H2, CO, CO2, CH4, C2H6, C3H8 atoms or molecules, B+, B2+ ions colliding with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, H2, CO, CO2 atoms or molecules, C+, C2+, C3+ ions colliding with H2, CO2, CH4, C2H6, C3H8 molecules, Cr+, Cr2+ ions colliding with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, H2, CO, CO2, CH4, C2H6, C3H8 atoms or molecules, Fe+ ion colliding with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, H2, CO, CO2, N2, CH4, C2H6, C3H8 atoms or molecules, and finally, Ni+, Ni2+ ions colliding with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, H2, CO, CO2, N2, CH4, C2H6, C3H8 atoms or molecules at 5-15 keV.

We have been compiling experimental total cross section data for electron capture or loss since 1983, and partial cross section data since 1992 published in journals of our selection. Experimental cross sections for some related interactions, like inner-shell ionization of target, ion-ion collisions, cluster collisions and so on, are also under the compilation since 1995.
All the compiled data after 1989 are stored numerically, including the case for only figures are published, and a new database interface is under the construction now.


M.I. is supported partly in this study by a Grant in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.