Double differential cross section for the single ionization of methane molecule by swift proton projectile

Abstract

In the present work, single ionization of the methane molecule is studied. The double differential cross section for the ejected electron is considered. The target is ionized by the effect of perturbation created by proton impact with high incident velocity. In our theoretical formalism, the one Coulomb wave model is employed in the framework of the first Born approximation, which means that the final state is considered as a product of a plane wave function for the scattered heavy particle and a Coulomb wave function for the ejected electron. The initial state is a product of a plane wave function for the fast incident charge and wave functions centered over the heavy nuclei to describe the active electron. In our formalism, the one Coulomb wave model is corrected by Salin factor to take into account the effect of the electron transfer to the continuum. The obtained results are compared to the available experimental data.