Coupled mean-field description of electron removal processes in He+–Ne and He+–Ar collisions

Abstract

Ion–atom collisions with active projectile and target electrons are considered in an approach which combines mean-field models for both types of electrons. A previous calculation is improved by taking into account the nonorthogonality of the propagated orbitals. Results for net recoil ion and free electron production in He+–Ne and He+–Ar collisions are shown to be in good agreement with experiments.