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Continuum-distorted-wave calculations for rearrangement cross sections and their sensitivity to improvements in the target wave function: Proton-helium collisions. [25 KeV to 3 MeV]

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., A; (United States)
The continuum-distorted-wave (CDW) approximation has been used to calculate the electron-capture cross sections Q(nl) when a fast proton collides with a helium target atom. The range of the projectile energy is from 25 keV to 3 MeV and the electron-capture states considered are nl = 1s, 2s, and 2p. Of specific interest here is the sensitivity of these cross sections with respect to a systematic improvement in the description of the target ground-state wave function, both up to and beyond the Hartree-Fock level. Large changes are found to occur in the magnitude of each Q(nl) as we progress from a simple one-parameter wave function for He up to a configuration-interaction description: The latter wave function accounted for about 99% of the electron correlation energy. Values of the total capture cross section were determined and compared with experiment over the available energy range of 100--2990 keV. The correlated results were, overall, in good agreement with experiment--especially in the high-energy region.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Leicester, Leicester, England
OSTI ID:
7304583
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., A; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English