State-selective charge transfer in ion–ion interactions at intermediate and high energies

Abstract

The total and state-selective cross sections for charge transfer in H++He+, He2++Li2+, He2++He+ and Li3++Li2+ collisions were calculated using the boundary corrected continuum intermediate state approximation with an energy range of 30–2000 keV amu−1. In this model, distortion in the final channel related to the Coulomb continuum states of the projectile ion and the electron in the field of the residual target is included. The sub-shell distribution of total charge transfer cross section has been reported in tabular form. Comparison of the results is made with those of other recent theoretical investigations and experimental findings. The present results are found to be in very good agreement with the available experimental findings.