Double Electron Processes in Collisions of Partially Stripped Ions C^q+(q=1-4) with Helium

The multi-electron processes are investigated for 17.9--120keV/u C¹⁺, 30--323keV/u C²⁺, 120--438keV/u C³⁺, 287--480keV/u C⁴⁺ incident on a helium target. The cross-section ratios of double electron (DE) process to the total of the single electron (SE) and the double electron process (i.e. SE+DE), the direct double electron (DDI) to the direct single ionization (DSI) as well as the contributions of DDI to DE and of TI to DE are measured using coincidence techniques. The energy and charge state dependences of the measured cross-section ratios are studied and discussed.