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Title: Numerical calculation of supercritical Dirac resonance parameters by analytic continuation methods

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 (Canada)

The spectrum of the Dirac equation for hydrogenlike systems with extended nuclei becomes complicated when the nuclear charge exceeds a critical value Z{approx_equal}170, since the lowest bound state becomes a resonance in the negative energy continuum. We address the problem of computing the resonance parameters by extending the mapped Fourier grid method to incorporate either complex scaling of the radial coordinate, or alternatively a complex absorbing potential. The method is tested on the case of quasimolecular collisions in the monopole approximation.

OSTI ID:
20982107
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 75, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.022508; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English