Electron-impact ionization cross section calculations for lithium-like ions

The electron-impact ionization of lithium-like ions C³⁺,N⁴⁺,O⁵⁺,Ne⁷⁺,and Fe2³⁺is studied using a combination of two-potential distorted-wave and R-matrix methods with a relativistic correction.Total cross sections are computed for incident energies from 1 to 10 times of ionization energy and better agreements with the experimental results are obtained in comparison with the theoretical data available.It is found that the indirect ionization processes become significant for the incident energy larger than about four times of the ionization energy.Contributions from the exchange effects along the isoelectronic sequence are also discussed and found to be important.The present method can be used to obtain systematic ionization cross sections for highly charged ions across a wide incident energy range.     

Fine structure continuum cross section ratios in the two-photon ionization of rubidium using elliptically polarized light

Using fully relativistic perturbation theory we report fine structure continuum cross section ratios for the two-photon ionization of rubidium under elliptically polarized light. The choice of light polarization and wavelength matches the recent complete experiments on rubidium reported by Wang and Elliott [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3795 (2000)]. The sigma(d5/2)/sigma(d3/2) cross section ratios calculated are consistent with results expected if relativistic fine structure effects are small, and are very much at odds with the recent experimental findings.     

铝原子激发态近阈限光电离截面测量

本文利用激光烧蚀、激光泵浦-探测、共振增强多光子电离和飞行时间质谱相结合的实验技术,根据离子产额和电离激光能量的关系,获取铝原子激发态的光电离截面;并研究了光电离截面与电离富余能的依赖关系.电离富余能0-2.98 eV内光电离截面值范围为15.6±1.7 Mb-2.3±0.9 Mb,激发态的寿命为17.6±1.8,16.9±1.7ns.在光电离截面的测量中,总的均方根误差上限约为17%.     

铝原子激发态近阈限光电离截面测量

本文利用激光烧蚀、激光泵浦-探测、共振增强多光子电离和飞行时间质谱相结合的实验技术,根据离子产额和电离激光能量的关系,获取铝原子激发态的光电离截面;并研究了光电离截面与电离富余能的依赖关系.电离富余能0-2.98 e V内光电离截面值范围为15.6±1.7 Mb-2.3±0.9 Mb,激发态的寿命为17.6±1.8,16.9±1.7 ns.在光电离截面的测量中,总的均方根误差上限约为17%.     

Electron-impact ionization cross sections and rates for ions of argon

A distorted-wave Born exchange (DWBE) approximation including relativistic correction is used to calculate the electron-impact ionization cross sections and rate coefficients for the highly charged ions Ar⁷⁺,…,Ar¹⁷⁺. The comparison of the calculated results with the experimental data and other theoretical calculations shows that the DWBE method is valid for these ions of argon. The calculated results for direct ionization cross sections and excitation autoionization were fitted by empirical formulas to meet the requirements of applications. A set of improved empirical formulas are used for the fast and accurate calculations of rate coefficients from the fit parameters of cross sections.     

Determination of cross sections and continuum phases of rubidium through complete measurements of atomic multiphoton ionization

We present a complete experimental determination of the atomic parameters necessary to unambiguously characterize two-photon ionization of atomic rubidium, i.e., the relative photoionization cross sections and the continuum wave function phase difference. We obtain these complete results through a single measurement, that of the two-photon photoelectron angular distribution using elliptically polarized light. While measured phase differences are in excellent agreement with expected values, the ratios of photoionization cross sections of the two D channels are not.     

Calculation of the cross section of helium ionization by an electron impact with the formation of a helium ion in an excited state

The total cross sections of He and He⁺ ionization by an electron impact are calculated in the first Born approximation. Calculations of the matrix elements are carried out by the Fock-Dirac multiconfiguration relativistic method using an intermediate type of coupling with orthogonal functions of the initial and final states. A single-electron wave function of the continuous spectrum for an Auger electron is obtained using the Fock-Dirac single-configuration method. The results of the calculations performed with orthogonal and nonorthogonal wave functions of the initial and final states are compared. The ionization cross sections are calculated for cases in which a knock-on electron of the continuous spectrum is described by both the orthogonal and nonorthogonal wave functions with respect to the wave functions of the core electrons.     

Ratio of single K-shell ionization cross section to double K-shell ionization cross section in heavy-ion-atom collisions

The spectra of Ti Kα X-rays induced by He, C, N and O ions were measured with the use of a Bragg crystal spectrometer. The ratios of the integrated hypersatellite to diagram-plus-satellite X-ray yields were obtained. The previously obtained data on Cr, Fe and Ni Kα X rays induced by N ions were also analysed. It is found that the double K-shell vacancy production cross section is proportional to Z⁴₁.     

Inelastic collision cross section of excited molecules

The (v′=6,J′=43) level in theB ¹Π _u electronic state of Na₂ has been selectively populated by excitation with the 4 880 Å line of the argon laser. Through collisions with He atoms energy is transferred to neighbouring rotational states in Na₂ and the density of these states is determined by observing fluorescence to electronic ground state. From previous measurement of the lifetime of theB ¹Π _u state and new measurements of the intensities of collision induced spectral lines as a function of He pressure, absolute collision cross sections for all rotational transitions up to ΔJ=±5 have been obtained. The total cross section for all rotational transitions observed is σ _rot ^total =65±15 Ų. Preliminary results about collision induced vibrational transitions are also presented.     

Existence of a 2P(o) excited state for the e+ Ca system

The configuration interaction method is used to demonstrate that there is an electronically stable state of positronic calcium with an orbital angular momentum of L=1. This prediction relies on the use of an asymptotic series to estimate the variational limit of the energy. The best estimate of the binding energy is 37 meV. A discussion of the structure of the system is also presented.     

Photoionization cross section of Xe+ ion in the pure 5p5 2P3/2 ground level

Coupling an ion trap with synchrotron radiation is shown here to be a powerful approach to measure photoionization cross sections on ionic species relaxed in their ground state. The photoionization efficiency curve of Xe+ ions stored in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance ion trap was recorded at ELETTRA in the 20-23 eV photon energy range. Absolute cross sections were derived by comparison of the photoionization yield of Xe+ with measurements from the ASTRID merged-beam experiment. Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock calculations were performed for the interpretation of these new data.     

730 eV电子碰撞He原子(e, 2e)电离的三重微分截面

考虑初态He原子电子间的关联效应、末态敲出电子与剩余束缚电子间的关联效应和末态屏蔽效应, 计算和分析了在共面、大能量损失和小动量转移这一特殊几何条件下730eV电子离化He原子的三重微分截面. 所得结果与Stevenson等人的相对实验数据和CCC理论计算结果进行比较发现: 所得到的理论曲线能够反映实验数据给出的三重微分截面的结构特征.     

730 eV电子碰撞He原子(e, 2e)电离的三重微分截面

考虑初态He原子电子间的关联效应、末态敲出电子与剩余束缚电子间的关联效应和末态屏蔽效应, 计算和分析了在共面、大能量损失和小动量转移这一特殊几何条件下730eV电子离化He原子的三重微分截面. 所得结果与Stevenson等人的相对实验数据和CCC理论计算结果进行比较发现: 所得到的理论曲线能够反映实验数据给出的三重微分截面的结构特征.     

Triple-differential cross section for single ionization of H2 by electron impact

The triple-differential cross section (TDCS) for the (e,2e) ionization of a hydrogen molecule is calculated using the molecule distorted-wave Born approximation (MDWBA). Distorted waves are obtained by solving momentum-space coupled-channel Lippmann-Schwinger equations, including the ground state and the lowest-lying electronic state of b3Σu . TDCSs at the incident energy 100 eV in coplanar asymmetric geometry are reported. The present calculations are compared with the available experimental measurements and the theoretical results.     

Collision relaxation cross section of highly vibrationally excited molecules

Through quantum-beat spectroscopy collision relaxation of a high vibrational level of SO2 at 44 877.52 cm(-1) is characterized. This is a first measurement of collision relaxation for a single, highly excited vibrational level. The deduced relaxation cross section of this excited level by Ar is 216 A(2), 5 times the area of the hard sphere, and by an ambient temperature SO2 molecule is 969 A(2), almost 20 times the hard sphere. These cross sections indicate that relaxation collisions of highly vibrationally excited molecules have effective distances much longer than van der Waals radii and involve mechanisms qualitatively different from lower excitations.     

Electron-impact ionization and dissociative ionization of sulfur in the gas phase

We describe the methods and the results of investigation of the yield of positive ions formed as a result of electron-impact ionization of sulfur. The ionization energy for the basic molecule and the energies corresponding to the emergence of fragment ions are obtained from the ionization efficiency curves. The dynamics of formation of molecular sulfur ions in the temperature range 320–700 K is investigated. The energy dependences of efficiency S _n of the ion formation for n = 1–6 are analyzed, and their appearance energies are determined. The total cross section of sulfur ionization by a monochromatic electron beam is also investigated. Using the linear approximation method, we marked out features on the ionization function curve, which correspond to the ionization and excitation energies for multiply charged ions. The total cross section of the formation of negative sulfur ions is measured in the energy range 0–9 eV.