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Absolute triple-differential cross sections for ionization-excitation of helium

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Curtin University, P. O. Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845 (Australia)

Triple-differential cross sections (TDCSs) for electron-impact ionization of He(1s{sup 2}){sup 1}S leading to He{sup +}(1s) are calculated using the highly accurate convergent close-coupling (CCC) method for incident projectile energies of 268.6 and 112.6 eV, with at least one of the outgoing electrons having an energy of 44 eV. These results are used to obtain absolute TDCSs from the recent experimental data [Bellm et al., Phys. Rev. A 75, 042704 (2007)] for TDCS ratios of ionization with no excitation to ionization with excitation resulting in He{sup +}(n=2,3,4). The TDCSs can be used as comparison benchmarks in future studies, and already allow us to test the accuracy of the TDCSs obtained from the hybrid distorted-wave+R-matrix (close-coupling) model, which was fairly successful in predicting the ratios, using CCC for n=1 and experimental results for n=2,3,4.

OSTI ID:
21016067
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 76; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English