Charge Exchange Cross-Sections and Spectroscopy with Highly Charged Ions: Experimental Progress and Simulation

The Clemson University Electron Beam Ion Trap (CUEBIT) Facility allows for the creation and study for highly charged ions (HCIs). Currently, work is underway to combine cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy (COLTRIMS) with the EBIT, for the purpose of obtaining momentum-transfer-resolved charge exchange cross section measurements. We plan to study single and double electron capture with low/medium atomic number elements (e.g. Ne, Mg, Si, P, and Fe) from different neutral targets (e.g. H, He, and H₂). Additionally, simulations of single electron capture for these ion-target species are being carried out using the flexible atomic code (FAC). These preliminary results are presented and trends that we might expect to see experimentally are discussed.