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Electron-impact study of SOS using the R-matrix method

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 (India)
We have carried out a comprehensive study of electron impact on open SOS isomer by using the R-matrix method. Elastic (integrated and differential), momentum-transfer, excitation, and ionization cross sections along with efffective collision frequency over a wide electron temperature range (100-30 000 K) have been presented. The target states are represented by including correlations via a configuration interaction technique. The results of the static-exchange, correlated one-state, and 31-state close-coupling approximation are presented. Our study has detected a shape resonance, five core-excited shape resonances, and two Feshbach resonances in the 31-state model. We detect a stable bound state of SOS{sup -} having configuration 1a{sub 1}{sup 2}2a{sub 1}{sup 2}...9a{sub 1}{sup 2},1b{sub 1}{sup 2}2b{sub 1}{sup 2}3b{sub 1},1b{sub 2}{sup 2}2b{sub 2}{sup 2}...7b{sub 2}{sup 2},1a{sub 2}{sup 2}2a{sub 2}{sup 2} with a vertical electronic affinity value of 1.999 eV. The ionization cross sections are calculated in the binary-encounter Bethe model in which Hartree-Fock molecular orbitals at self-consistent level are used to calculate kinetic and binding energies of the occupied molecular orbitals.
OSTI ID:
21448514
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 82; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English