The two-center basis generator method is used to obtain cross sections for excitation, capture, and ionization in Li 3+ , C 3+ , and O 3+ collisions with ground-state hydrogen at projectile energies from 1 to 100 keV/u. The interaction of the C 3+ and O 3+ projectiles with the active electron is represented by a model potential. Comparisons of cross sections with previously reported data show overall good agreement while discrepancies in capture for C 3+ collisions at low energies are noted.The present results show that excitation and ionization are similar across the three collision systems, which indicates that these cross sections are mostly dependent on the net charge of the projectile only.The situation is different for the capture channel.
I. INTRODUCTIONCollisions between partially-stripped ions and neutrals (atoms or molecules) are more commonly found in nature than collisions with bare ions. Partially-stripped ion collisions have been a subject of interest in astrophysical [1, 2] and plasma applications [3], and thus, interest in accurate cross sections for electronic processes in these collisions remains high. In recent times, the International Nuclear Data Committee within the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed interest in cross sections from collisions between bare or partially-stripped projectiles with atomic hydrogen, which are necessary for neutral beam modeling in fusion plasma [4].In this study, new calculated cross sections for collision systems involving ground-state hydrogen and ions of net charge Q = 3 are reported. Specifically, the projectile ions Li 3+ , C 3+ and O 3+ are chosen for this analysis. Cross sections for electron excitation, capture, and ionization are compared with data that are available in the literature. Currently, there is a broad coverage of cross sections for Li 3+ -H(1s) collisions from the low to the high energy regimes (e.g., ). Although data exist for C 3+ and O 3+ collisions with atomic hydrogen [8-10], there are some gaps for excitation and ionization data in the intermediate energy regime. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to report cross sections in these gaps, perform validity checks on existing ones, and provide a comparison for the three ions to throw light on the question to which extent the net charge alone determines the cross sections.The approach used in the present theoretical analysis is the semiclassical, nonperturbative