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Title: MANY-ELECTRON CORRELATIONS IN ATOMIC ELECTRON SHELLS AND POSSIBLE WAYS OF THEIR EXPERIMENTAL DETECTION.

Journal Article · · pp 249-69 of Atomic Physics 2. /Sandars, P. G. H. (ed.). London Plenum Press (1971).
OSTI ID:4696526

Research Organization:
Ioffe Inst. of Physics and Tech., Leningrad
NSA Number:
NSA-26-013202
OSTI ID:
4696526
Journal Information:
pp 249-69 of Atomic Physics 2. /Sandars, P. G. H. (ed.). London Plenum Press (1971)., Other Information: From 2. international conference on atomic physics; Oxford, England (21 Jul 1970). Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-72; Bib. Info. Source: UK (United Kingdom (sent to DOE from))
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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N32250* -Physics-Atomic & Molecular Physics-Atomic Theory
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ABSORPTION
ATOMS
AUGER EFFECT
CORRELATION ENERGY
COULOMB FIELD
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
HARTREE-FOCK METHOD
INELASTIC SCATTERING
MANY BODY PROBLEM
ORBITS
OSCILLATOR STRENGTH
PHOTOIONIZATION
POLARIZATION
RARE GASES
RESIDUAL INTERACTION
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD
PHOTONS/reactions with rare gases
(T)
ELECTRONS/ scattering by rare gases
inelastic
(T)
ATOMS/electron correlation in
RARE GASES/photon reactions with
(T)
RARE GASES/electron inelastic scattering by
(T)