Eur. Phys. J. D 8, 193-198 (2000)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050026
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050026
Use of a fast beam target for the determination and reduction of the cascade contribution to electron excitation cross-section measurements
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Received:
19
April
1999
Revised:
10
August
1999
Published online: 15 February 2000
This paper describes a method for reducing the influence of cascades on the measurement of electron excitation cross sections using the optical method and a fast beam atomic target. By using a fast beam of target atoms one can reduce the influence of cascades on a measurement, and estimate the cascade contribution to the excitation signal.
PACS: 34.80.Dp – Atomic excitation and ionization by electron impact
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2000
