Intrashell mixing following electron capture from atomic hydrogen targets by slow ions. I — Fully stripped projectiles

Abstract

The influence of the Stark effect on the l distribution of excited states produced by electron capture from atomic hydrogen into slow fully stripped ions is studied The Stark effect is strong enough, in these monoelectronic systems, to preclude any relation between the final l distribution and the primary process of electron capture. The latter determines the m distribution through « geometrical » effects, which supports the utility of measuring the polarization of radiation emitted by decay of the excited states formed in the collision.