Full first Born approximation for inner-shell pickup in heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

We have calculated $K$-shell pickup cross sections using the full first Born approximation developed by Jackson and Schiff for a number of heavy-ion collisions for which experimental data have recently become available. These include protons on argon at a range of velocities and fully stripped ions $Z=1, 6, 7, 8, 9$, on argon at three velocities. The calculations attempted to include the effect of screening by target electrons with a crude effective potential. We conclude that the full first Born charge-exchange cross section gives nonphysical results for the systems examined, thus casting further doubt on the theoretical significance of the good agreement with experiment one obtains for protons on hydrogen.