Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study investigates the ionization balance of Sn ions in an electron beam ion trap (EBIT). Highly charged Sn ions are produced via collisions with a quasi-monochromatic electron beam, and the charge state distribution is analyzed using a Wien filter. Significant Sn15+ production occurs at electron energies below the ionization potential of Sn14+ (379 eV). Calculations attribute this to electron-impact ionization from metastable Sn14+ states.
Source: Atoms
Authors: Qi Guo, Zhaoying Chen, Fangshi Jia, Wenhao Xia, Xiaobin Ding, Jun Xiao, Yaming Zou, Ke Yao
Language: English
Topic: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,810
Award: G8053385823
OpenAlex ID: W4412989718