Ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of helium atom embedded in dense quantum plasmas at high nonrelativistic photon energies
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei, Taiwan 106 (China)
An investigation on the asymptotic ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of the helium atom (He) embedded in dense quantum plasmas at very high nonrelativistic photon energies has been made. Exponential cosine-screened Coulomb potential has been used to represent the effective potential of a test charge in a dense quantum plasma. Making use of highly correlated wave functions for the ground states of He, results of the asymptotic ratios (R) of double-to-single photoionization cross sections for the screening parameter in the range [0,0.5] a.u. are reported. The reported value of R for the unscreened case confirms its established value. A comparative study of the behavior of R in weakly coupled plasmas and in dense quantum plasmas has also been made.
- OSTI ID:
- 21277328
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3191723; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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