Angular distributions for electron-impact excitation of Mg II, Zn II, and Cu I

Journal Article · Fri Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.33.1636· OSTI ID:6057604

Msezane, A Z; Henry, R J.W.

Differential cross sections for excitation of Mg II, Zn II, and Cu I from their ground states to the first excited p and d states are calculated for the electron-impact energy range up to 100 eV. In addition, elastic angular distributions for Cu are given at 10 and 100 eV. A five-state close-coupling approximation in which 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, and 4p states are included is used in the Mg II calculation. The 4s, 4p, 3d/sup 9/4s/sup 2/, 5s, and 4d states are included in the close-coupling calculation for Zn II, and the 4s, 3d/sup 9/4s/sup 2/, 4p, and 4d states for Cu I. For all targets, s..-->..p transitions exhibit strong forward scattering. The same is true for the ions for s..-->..d transitions, but for Cu the 6-eV results are nearly isotropic, and a maximum at 6/sup 0/ is found for higher energies.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314
• OSTI ID: 6057604
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 33:3; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOM COLLISIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
COPPER
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-ATOM COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-ION COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EV RANGE
EV RANGE 10-100
EXCITATION
INFORMATION
ION COLLISIONS
IONS
MAGNESIUM IONS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
SCATTERING
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING
THEORETICAL DATA
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZINC IONS