Capture and Dissociative Capture of a Single Electron in the Process of Interaction of Doubly Charged Ions with CO Molecules

Resumo

The absolute cross sections of single-electron capture and single-electron capture with dissociation in the interaction between incident He²⁺, C²⁺, N²⁺, and O²⁺ ions with energies from 6.4 to 36.4 keV and СО molecules were measured. It is demonstrated that the cross section of dissociative capture is much larger than the cross section of single-electron capture for O²⁺ projectile ions. A qualitative explanation for this effect is provided.