Dynamics of N5+-H electron capture in Debye plasmas

The electron capture in N5+-H collisions imbedded in a Debye plasma is studied by using the two-center atomic orbital close-coupling method in the energy range from 1 keV/u to 200 keV/u. The atomic orbitals and electron binding energies of atomic states are calculated within the Debye–Hückel approximation of the screened Coulomb potential and used in atomic orbital close-coupling dynamics formalism to calculate the electron capture cross sections. The electron capture cross sections and the charge transfer spectral lines of N4+(1s2nl) for a number of representative screening parameter values are presented and discussed. It is found that the screening of Coulomb interactions affects the entire collision dynamics and the magnitude and energy behavior of state-selective cross sections. The changes in electron binding energies and capture cross sections when the interaction screening varies introduce dramatic changes in the radiation spectrum of N4+(1s2nl) capture states with respect to the unscreened interaction case.