Abstract

The influence of inelastic nuclear scattering on atomic charge transfer in asymmetric ion-atom collisions is described within a new theory, combining a two-channel model for the nuclear reaction with the impulse approximation for electron capture by the projectile. Test calculations of the capture probability during the reaction {sup 18}O({ital p},{alpha}){sup 15}N indicate that inelastic nuclear reactions are a more transparent probe for the atomic transition amplitudes than elastic resonances.

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