* supported by DRGIn swift near s y m m e t r i c heavy ion atom collisions the inner shell e x c i t a t i o n is w e l l described in the f r a m e w o r k of e l e c t r o n promotion b e t w e e n quasim o l e c u l a r orbitals t r a n s i e n t l y formed during the c o l l i s i o n process [1]. For K -s h e l l e x c i t a t i o n the vacancy t r a n s f e r via 2p~t-2p~-rotational coupling plays a dominating role and yields a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c dependence of the 2 p o -v a c a n c y production probability Pzpa(b) on the impact p a r a m e t e r (b). The c o n s e r v a t i o n of angular momentum, where angular momentum of the n u c l e a r motion is t r a n s f e r e d into e l e c t r o n i c angular momentum, c r e a t e s a significant shape of Pzp~(b). S y s t e m a t i c e x p e r i m e n t a l i n v e s t igations [11,2] have shown nice a g r e e m e n t with theory [3,4]. Because of the r o t a t i o n a l coupling mechanism the 2 p o -e l e c t r o n should be promoted only into the 2 p n x -o r b i t a l (its angular momentum v e c t o r is p e r p e n d i c u l a r to the s c a t t e r i n g plane). If all other 2PTt-states would be vacant, a subsequent x -r a y emission from the 2pn x into the isotropic ls s t a t e should r e f l e c t by its dipole emission p a t t e r n d i r e c t l y this s e l e c t i v e 2prrx-promotion. For heavy ions this alignment aspect has never e x p e r im e n t a l l y been i n v e s t i g a t e d . Such an e x p e r i m e n t a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n would r e q u i r e that the emitted K -x -r a y is m e a s u r e d in coincidence with the s c a t t e r i n g plane of the colliding nuclear partners. F u r t h e r m o r e we must ensure that the L -s h e l l of the emitting e x c i t e d ion was c o m p l e t e l y vacant besides the one p r o m o t e d 2p~tx e l e c t r o n . This is in g e n e r a l hard to c o n t r o l , h o w e v e r for 10 MeV Ne 7÷ on Ne by s e l e c t i o n of the high p r o j e c t i l e charge state exit channels, we are indeed able to s e p a r a t e such p r omotion channels. As e x p e c t e d for such exit channels a pronounced dipole emission p a t t e r n of K -x -r a y emission with r e s p e c t t o the s c a t t e r i n g plane has been observed.The e x p e r i m e n t was p e r f o r m e d at the RIKEN heavy ion linear a c c e l e r a t o r (RILAC). The charge state s e l e c t e d Ne 7+ beam was w e l l c o l l i m a t e d by a triple set of c o l l i m a t o r s reaching an angular d i v e r g e n c e of about 10 -4 tad. The Ne 7. beam passed a thin Ne gas t a r g e t viewed by a Si(Li) d e t e c t o r with a 12.5~ Be-window, to be able to d e t e c t the N e -K -r a y s .
The s c a t t e r e d p r o j e c t i l e s were m a g n e t ic a l l y (25 ° ) c h a r g e -s t a t e s e l e c t e d and were d e t e c t e d by a t w o -d i m e n s i o n a l p o s i t i o n -s e n s i t i v e p a r a l l e l p l a t e avalanche d e t e c t o r with a wedge and stip anode. The d e t e c t o r was p l a c e d about 6 m d...