Abstract. The potential energy curves and the coupling matrix elements of the 1Z:+ and 1H states involved in the collision of the B 3÷ (ls 2) multicharged ion on a He target have been calculated by means of an ab initio method with configuration interaction. The total and partial capture cross-sections have been determined, using a semiclassical method. The results are in good agreement with experiment, exhibiting a strong influence of rotational coupling even at low energies.
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