Influence of the Molecular Nature of the Target on the Probability of ProducingKVacancies in Violent Ion-Molecule Collisions

Abstract

In experiments on violent ion-molecule collisions, we have observed that if the target molecule contains the lower-$Z$ atomic-collision partner, as in e.g., ${\mathrm{Ne}}^{+\to }$ ${\mathrm{N}}_2$, N${\mathrm{H}}_3$, the molecular nature of the target has no effect on the probability of producing $K$ vacancies. If, on the contrary, the target molecule contains the higher-$Z$ atomic-collision partner, as in, e.g., ${\mathrm{C}}^{+\to }$ ${\mathrm{N}}_2$, N${\mathrm{H}}_3$, an appreciable molecular effect is evident.