Theoretical investigations of charge exchange and ionization processes accompanying collisions of negative and positive atomic ions are reviewed. Detailed analysis of the Coulomb Green function provides vast information about these processes. In particular, we took previously unknown sums of Coulomb wave function products over degenerate states. Adiabatic energies of the system and its wave functions can be expressed through these sums, whereas the wave functions turn out to possess very interesting and unexpected properties.

PACS: 34.10.+x, 34.70.+e (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2002v045n01ABEH001004 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2002/1/a/ 000175529500001 Citation: Chibisov M I "Electron transitions in slow collisions of negative and positive atomic ions" Phys. Usp. 45 1–26 (2002) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS) MedlineRefWorks PT Journal Article TI Electron transitions in slow collisions of negative and positive atomic ions AU Chibisov M I FAU Chibisov MI DP 10 Jan, 2002 TA Phys. Usp. VI 45 IP 1 PG 1-26 RX 10.1070/PU2002v045n01ABEH001004 URL https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2002/1/a/ SO Phys. Usp. 2002 Jan 10;45(1):1-26 Оригинал: Чибисов М И «Электронные процессы при медленном столкновении отрицательного и положительного атомных ионов» УФН 172 3–29 (2002); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0172.200201a.0003