Ab Initio Calculations of Differential Cross Sections for Single Charge Transfer in ³He²⁺+⁴ He Collisions

The single charge transfer process in ³He²⁺+⁴He collisions is investigated using the quantum-mechanical molecular-orbital close-coupling method, in which the adiabatic potentials and radial couplings are calculated by using the ab initio multireference single- and double-excitation configuration interaction methods. The differential cross sections for the single charge transfer are presented at the laboratorial energies E = 6keV and 10keV for the projectile ³He²⁺. Comparison with the existing data shows that the present results are better in agreement with the experimental measurements than other calculations in the dominant small angle scattering, which is attributed to the accurate calculations of the adiabatic potentials and the radial couplings.