K-shell ionization and radiative electron capture in 0.75–2.5 MeV u−1 32S, 35Cl + Cu atomic collisions

From the measured target thickness dependence of the K x-ray and radiative electron capture (REC) yields in the 0.75–2.5 MeV u−1 32S, 35Cl + Cu collisions, the cross sections for K x-ray production and REC, in dependence on collision energy, have been determined. In comparison with theory, we find simple models that describe rather well some of the present results. The target (Cu) K x-ray production cross sections are in fair agreement with ECPSSR model predictions. The REC theoretical calculations (Stobbe model times 11, the number of loosely bound electrons in Cu) are in agreement with the present data for Cl + Cu collision, but overestimate the data for S + Cu collision by approximately a factor of 2. Large enhancements for the projectile K-shell fluorescence yields, up to 10 for S and 6 for Cl, as well as for K-shell vacancy lifetimes, up to 16 for S and 21 for Cl, are reported.