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Ion and Electron Momentum Distributions from Single and Double Ionization of Helium Induced by Compton Scattering
M Kircher1, F Trinter1,2, S Grundmann1
1Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
Abstract:
We present the momentum distributions of the nucleus and of the electrons from double ionization of the helium atom by Compton scattering of photons with hν=40 keV. We find that the doubly charged ion momentum distribution is very close to the Compton profile of the nucleus in the ground state of the helium atom, and the momentum distribution of the singly charged ion to give a precise image of the electron Compton profile. To reproduce these results, nonrelativistic calculations require the use of highly correlated initial- and final-state wave functions.
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