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Hyperspherical approach to double-electron excitation of He by fast-ion impact. III. Excitation to the (2 l ,2 l prime ) manifold by multiply-charged-ion impact

Journal Article · · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)
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  1. Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofu-ga-oka Chofu-shi, Tokyo, 182 (Japan)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States) Department of Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 (United States)
Double-electron-excitation processes of He atoms by multiply-charged-ion impact have been theoretically investigated using the close-coupling method in the MeV/u energy regime. Hyperspherical wave functions are adopted to take full account of the strongly correlated motion of two atomic electrons in He. The Born series is used to analyze the results of cross sections obtained by the close-coupling method. The cross section of the process to the 2{ital p}2{ital p} {sup 1}{ital D{ital e}} state is found to show the most rapid increase as the projectile charge {ital Z}{sub {ital p}} increases, while that to the 2{ital s}2{ital p} {sup 1}{ital P{ital o}} state indicates the slowest in the double-electron-excitation processes to the (2{ital l},2{ital l}{prime}) manifold. For high {ital Z}{sub {ital p}} at 1.5 MeV/u, the 2{ital p}2{ital p} {sup 1}{ital D{ital e}} cross section becomes dominant in the excitation processes to the (2{ital l},2{ital l}{prime}) manifold. Physical interpretation based on the rovibrator model is given concerning the correlated motion of two atomic electrons.
OSTI ID:
7286141
Journal Information:
Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 46:3; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English