Second-order interference in collisions of 4-MeV/u F9+ ions with H-2

• Frequency doubling in interference oscillations in fast-ion-induced electron emission spectrum from H-2 is investigated. Experimentally observed oscillatory structure is well explained by a model calculation based on the rescattering of emitted electron from the second H center. The second-order contribution is found to be as large as 10%. The doubling of oscillation frequency is found out to be independent of angle of observation. Derived analytical expression for the double differential cross section ratio including the first- and second-order interference terms, fits the observed oscillatory structure quite well. The present analysis is in broad agreement with the earlier observations by Stolterfoht et al.

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double-differential distributions

electron-emission

h+ impact

ionization

photoionization

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