Wake effects in the evolution of fast molecular ions through thin foils

R. Garcia-Molina*, I. Abril, S. Heredia-Avalos, L. Lammich, H. Buhr, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, D. Strasser, R. Wester, A. Wolf, D. Zajfman, D. Schwalm

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Abstract

In order to improve the geometrical characterization of molecular ions using the Coulomb Explosion Imaging method, we discuss the need to include wake effects in a full description of the interactions felt by the swift dissociated atomic ions moving through thin foils. Comparison of simulations and experimental results for the structure of diatomic (HD+) and triatomic (CH2+) molecular ions is significantly improved when including the polarization effects induced in the target by the passage of swift ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-45
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume230
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (projects HA2001-0052 and BFM2003-04457-C02-01/02), the DAAD in the framework of the Acciones Integradas Program 2002/03 and the German-Israel Foundation for Scientific Research (GIF) under Contract No. I-707-55.7/2001. SHA thanks the Fundación Cajamurcia for a Postdoctoral Research Grant.

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