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Theoretical studies on the electron-impact excitation of neutral magnesium

Journal Article · · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (USA)
We used the distorted-wave approximation (DWA) and first-order many-body theory (FOMBT) for the calculation of integral cross sections (ICS's), differential cross sections (DCS's), and electron-impact coherence parameters (EICP's) for electron-impact excitation of neutral magnesium for several transitions. In the case of 3 {sup 1}{ital P} excitation, we studied the basis-set dependence of the ICS's, DCS's, and EICP's, we investigated the effect of unitarization on these quantities, and we compared the DWA with FOMBT. We also studied the principal-quantum-number dependence of the EICP's for {ital n} {sup 1}{ital P} ({ital n}=3,4,5,6) excitation.
OSTI ID:
5179921
Journal Information:
Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 44:5; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English