Resonant and near-threshold photoionization cross sections of Fe14+

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Oct 29;105(18):183001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.183001. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

Abstract

Photoionization (PI) of Fe14+ in the range from 450 to 1100 eV was measured at the BESSY II storage ring using an electron beam ion trap achieving high target-ion area densities of 10(10) cm(-2). Photoabsorption by this ion is observed in astrophysical spectra and plasmas, but until now cross sections and resonance energies could only be provided by calculations. We reach a resolving power E/ΔE of at least 6500, outstanding in the present energy range, which enables benchmarking and improving the most advanced theories for PI of ions in high charge states.