Single- and double-electron transfer in low- and intermediate-energy C4+ + He collisions

Abstract

The electron-capture processes in ${\mathrm{C}}^{4+}$ + He collisions have been studied theoretically using a two-active-electron semiclassical atomic-orbital close-coupling method in a wide energy domain. The results of the present calculations are compared with available theoretical predictions and experimental measurements: very good agreements are found for both total and state-selective single-electron-capture (SEC) and double-electron-capture (DEC) cross sections. We extend the understanding on that system to high energies for which only a single series of data exists. Furthermore, the mechanisms responsible for SEC and DEC processes have been investigated by additional restricted two-active-electron and single-active-electron calculations. The role of electronic correlations in the collisions is also discussed.