Contributions of excitation autoionization to electron-impact ionization of Mg-like Al/sup +/, S/sup 4 +/, Cl/sup 5 +/, and Ar/sup 6 +/ ions
The R-matrix method is used to calculate the contributions of excitation autoionization to electron-impact ionization in Mg-like Al/sup +/, S/sup 4 +/, Cl/sup 5 +/, and Ar/sup 6 +/ ions. The ground 3s/sup 2/ /sup 1/S state together with the autoionizing states arising from the 2p/sup 5/3s/sup 2/3p, 2p/sup 5/3s/sup 2/3d, 2p/sup 5/3s/sup 2/4s, 2s2p/sup 6/3s/sup 2/3p, 2s2p/sup 6/3s/sup 2/3d, and 2s2p/sup 6/3s/sup 2/4s configurations are included in the R-matrix expansion. Large numbers of bound terms of appropriate symmetry are included in the expansion to account for the resonant-excitation--double-autoionization process. The total ionization cross sections are obtained by combining the cross sections for inner-shell excitation with direct-ionization cross sections. Our calculation shows an abrupt and significant rise in the cross sections, in agreement with recent crossed-beam measurements of Howald et al. The importance of indirect processes over the direct process increases with increasing ionic charge along the sequence.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-4001
- OSTI ID:
- 5732234
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Vol. 33:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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