The DEPOSIT computer code: calculations of electron-loss cross sections for complex ions colliding with neutral atoms

TL;DR

The paper introduces the DEPOSIT computer code designed to calculate electron-loss cross sections and energy deposition in ion-atom collisions, providing a useful tool for analyzing collision dynamics at low and intermediate energies.

Contribution

It presents the development and description of a new computational code for calculating electron-loss cross sections and energy deposition in ion-neutral atom collisions.

Findings

Calculated electron-loss cross sections and deposited energies for specific collision scenarios.

Demonstrated the code's capability to handle complex ion-atom collision calculations.

Provided input/output data descriptions for practical use.

Abstract

A description of the DEPOSIT computer code is presented. The code is intended to calculate total and m-fold electron-loss cross sections (m is the number of ionized electrons) and the energy T(b) deposited to the projectile (positive or negative ion) during a collision with a neutral atom at low and intermediate collision energies as a function of the impact parameter b. The deposited energy is calculated as a 3D-integral over the projectile coordinate space in the classical energy-deposition model. Examples of the calculated deposited energies, ionization probabilities and electron-loss cross sections are given as well as the description of the input and output data.