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The electron-ion capture rate for low electron energies is calculated for various electron velocity distributions. Capture rates for electron-ion recombination stimulated by irradiation with light are evaluated. The results are applied to electron cooling and to positron-antiproton recombination to form antihydrogen. It is shown that laser-induced capture is a powerful method to study the electron cooling process and to maximize the antihydrogen rate. With this technique a pulsed antihydrogen beam of selectable energy and well collimated with an intensity of a few atoms per second can be anticipated.
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Neumann, R., Poth, H., Winnacker, A. et al. Laser-enhanced electron-ion capture and antihydrogen formation. Z Physik A 313, 253–262 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01439477
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