Insight into threshold dynamics of two-electron escape from electron-impact ionization spin-asymmetry studies of valence-one atoms
The conventional description of the behavior of two-electron escape near threshold is usually summarized by the Wannier power law, {sigma}=aE{sup {eta}}+bE{sup 2{eta}}, for the ionization cross section, {sigma}, as a function of the total escape energy, E, where a and b are constants and {eta}=1.127 for a residual ionic core of unit charge. It is known that departures from this simple formalism occur as a result of dynamical influences on the inside part of the two-electron wave function and that these departures can be observed through spin-dependent ionization measurements. Comparative studies of impact ionization asymmetries for H, He, Li, Na, K, and Cs now reveal the striking influence of the ionic core on the double-escape process.
- OSTI ID:
- 281317
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9305421--
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 38; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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