Doubly differential cross sections of low-energy electrons emitted in the ionization of molecular hydrogen by bare carbon ions

We have measured the double differential cross sections (DDCS) ({ital d}{sup 2}{sigma}/{ital d}{var_epsilon}{sub {ital ed}}{Omega}{sub {ital e}}) of low-energy electron emission in the ionization of H{sub 2} bombarded by bare carbon ions of energy 30 MeV. The energy and angular distributions of the electron DDCS have been obtained for 12 different emission angles and for electron energies varying between 0.1 and 300 eV. We have also deduced the single differential and total ionization cross section from the measured DDCS. The data have been compared with the predictions of first Born approximations and the CDW-EIS (continuum distorted wave{endash}eikonal initial state) model. The CDW-EIS model provides an excellent agreement with the data. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}