Polarization studies on the two-step radiative recombination of highly charged, heavy ions
Polarization studies on the two-step radiative recombination of highly charged, heavy ions
The radiative recombination of a free electron into an excited state of a bare, high-Z ion is studied, together with its subsequent decay, within the framework of the density matrix theory and Dirac's relativistic equation. Special attention is paid to the polarization and angular correlations between the recombination and the …