April 8, 2026
Author(s)
Adrika Dasgupta, Jonathan Dean, Galen O'Neil, Nathan Nakamura, Joel Weber, Kelsey Morgan, Yuri Ralchenko, Daniel Swetz, Joseph Tan, Noah Zuckman, Fabian Fritz Kislat
Charge exchange is a process observed in astrophysical environments where highly charged ions interact with neutral atoms or molecules, capturing electrons and emitting X-rays as the excited states decay towards the ground state. Charge exchange-induced X