High-resolution study of electron capture by 72- and 52-MeV 3He projectiles from targets of high atomic number.

Abstract

An electron capture at the cyclotron energy has been explored by using a high-resolution magnetic spectrograph. The K-shell electron capture from heavy elements (V, Cr, Cu, Ge, Nb, Ag, and Sn) by $^{3}\mathrm{He}^{2+}$ projectiles at 52 and 72 MeV was measured. The dependence of the cross sections on the atomic number of the target obtained at these two energies are compared with current electron-capture theories. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.