Electron impact ionisation cross sections for atomic and molecular allotropes of phosphorous and arsenic

We report electron impact total ionisation cross sections for phosphorous (P), arsenic (As), diphosphorous (P₂), diarsenic (As₂), tetra phosphorous (P₄) and tetra arsenic (As₄) from the threshold of the target to 2000 eV. We employed spherical complex optical potential to compute total inelastic cross sections (Q_inel). The total ionisation cross section is extracted from the total inelastic cross section using the complex scattering potential–ionisation contribution method. The results of most of the targets studied here compare well with the measurements and the theoretical data wherever available. The correlation between the peak of ionisation cross sections with the number of target electrons and polarisability is also reported. It is observed that the maximum ionisation cross sections depend linearly on the number of target electrons and polarisability of the target. This linear correlation is used to predict the maximum ionisation cross sections for the targets (I₂, HI and PF₃) where no experimental data are available.     

Time resolved X-ray photography of the expansion of nanosecond CO2 laser produced plasmas

Time resolved X-ray photography of intense nanosecond CO₂ laser interaction with a number of different targets illustrates the complex expansion of the critical density region from the target, and the strong influence that superthermal electrons have on the plasma dynamics and the radial expansion of the superthermal coronal about the target.     

Optical and intervalley scattering in quantized inversion layers in semiconductors

The momentum relaxation time for scattering of electrons in quantized levels of an inversion layer on a semiconductor surface is calculated for interactions via optical and intervalley phonons. A selection rule is found which prohibits transitions between subbands belonging to the same valley or set of valleys, at least in the zero order to which these scattering processes may occur. Relaxation times for the zero-order interaction and the first-order interaction are obtained for intervalley phonons. The results are applied to the case of a (100)-silicon surface, with electrons in the three lowest subbands (with energy levels E₀, E₁, E'₀) of the two sets of valleys. Agreement with the experimental data of Fang and Fowler is good when the combined effects of intervalley and acoustic scattering are considered.     

Ku波段球体目标系的电磁复合散射研究

研究了球形目标之间的电磁相互作用,得到了目标二次散射场的表达式,给出了目标的复合散射场以及双站复合散射截面,并在Ku波段进行了数值仿真.结果表明：目标的尺寸对前向散射和后向散射均有较大的影响,周围目标的影响呈现出一定的周期性,二次散射随着目标间距的增大而减小,周围目标离前向散射方向越近,对前向散射的影响也越大.目标的二次散射场与一次散射场强度之比在10^-4数量级以上.在研究多粒子的相互影响时,周围的粒子可近似看作尺寸一定的粒子.利用所得结果以及坐标变换可以研究三维体系内粒子间的电磁相 关键词： 散射截面 二次电磁散射 电磁相互作用     

Modelling fragmentations of aminoacids after resonant electron attachment: quantum evidence of possible direct -OH detachment

We investigate some aspects of the radiation damage mechanisms in biomolecules, focusing on the modelling of resonant fragmentation caused by the attachment of low-energy electrons (LEEs) initially ejected by biological tissues when exposed to ionizing radiation. Scattering equations are formulated within a symmetry-adapted, single-center expansion of both continuum and bound electrons, and the interaction forces are obtained from a combination of ab initio calculations and a nonempirical model of exchange and correlation effects developped in our group. We present total elastic scattering cross-sections and resonance features obtained for the equilibrium geometries of glycine, alanine, proline and valine. Our results at those geometries of the target molecules are briefly shown to qualitatively explain some of the fragmentation patterns obtained in experiments. We further carry out a one-dimensional (1D) modeling for the dynamics of intramolecular energy transfers mediated by the vibrational activation of selected bonds: our calculations indicate that resonant electron attachment to glycine can trigger direct, dissociative evolution of the complex into (Gly-OH)^- and -OH losses, while they also find that the same process does not occur via a direct, 1D dissociative path in the larger aminoacids of the present study.     

Mössbauer characterization of biotites from zoned pegmatites

We have measured total cross sections for 5–302 eV positrons and 31–302 eV electrons scattered by atomic hydrogen using a beam-transmission technique. Atomic hydrogen obtained from a radio frequency (rf) discharge source flows into an aluminium scattering cell maintained at about 150 K to minimize recombination. Absolute total cross sections are obtained by making relative measurements for positrons and electrons scattering from H₂ and a known mixture of H and H₂, and then normalizing the measurements for positron-H₂ scattering to prior absolute measurements. Our total cross section measurements for positrons and electrons scattering from H are found to be merged to within 5% for energies from 31 to 302 eV.     

Quasiparticle band structure of CeCu2Si2 and CeAl3

The band structure for the ground state is obtained for CeCu₂Si₂ and CeAl₃ within the local-density approximation (LDA). Subsequently, the quasiparticle band structure is calculated on the basis of the Kondo Lattice Ansatz (KLA) for the Cerium 4f state using the LDA potential parameters for all other electrons. The KLA requires the specification of both the symmetry of the scattering channel, which is taken from the crystal-field (CF) ground state, and the energy dependence of the scattering phase shift, for which a Kondo resonance is assumed. Different results are obtained for two choices of the CF ground-state parameters for CeCu₂Si₂. Based on our results the low temperature specific heat is discussed.     

Electron scattering with open-shell molecules: R-matrix method

Many molecules with an even number of electrons belong to open-shell systems due to π ² ground state electronic configuration. This configuration gives rise to three low-lying states X ³ Σ ⁻, a Δ ¹ and b ¹ Σ ⁺. The inclusion of these target states in a trial wave function of the entire scattering system have important implications in the resonances that may be detected in these open-shell molecules. Various molecules like O₂, PX (X = H and halogens), SO, Si₂, BF have π ² ground state configuration. The R-matrix method is a well established ab initio formalism to calculate differential, integral and momentum-transfer cross sections for the elastic scattering of electrons by molecules. We have calculated these cross sections for PH and SO molecules in the incident electron energy range 0–10 eV. The results are obtained by using the R-matrix method in which the closecoupling expansion of the wave function of the scattering system includes only the ground state. This target state is described by configuration interaction wave function that includes correlation effects. The cross section for electron impact on PH and SO are presented.     

High pressure structural investigations on hexagonal YInO3

Hexagonal (space group P6₃cm) form of YInO₃ has been investigated under high pressure using synchrotron-based angle-dispersive X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering methods. Our experimental investigations suggest that it undergoes the phase transition to a new phase in the pressure range 12–15?GPa, while the ambient hexagonal phase is found to coexist with the new phase up to 29?GPa. DFT based calculations within the LDA approach on the hexagonal phase of YInO₃ showed that the unit cell volume matches well with the experimentally obtained volume at ambient pressure. As the pressure increases, theoretically obtained values of unit cell volume of the hexagonal phase were found to be significantly lower than that of experimentally obtained values. This discrepancy has been corrected using LDA?+?U_In(4d) (Hubbard interaction parameter between Indium 4d electrons) method. We have proposed the high pressure phase of YInO₃ to be orthorhombic with space group Pnma.     

Electron ionization rate in III–V ternary semiconductors

Theoretical calculations are presented for the ionization rate of electrons in III–V ternary semiconductor compounds considering alloy scattering and carrier-carrier interaction, in addition to optical phonon scattering and ionization scattering. However, alloy scattering is found to be a weak interaction. Fairly good agreement is obtained for Ga_1–x In _x As withx=0.14 and 0.53 with the experimental results and for Ga_0.5 Al_0.5 As with the existing theoretical result which used an indirect method. The alloy scattering potential has been taken in the form of energy band-gap difference. The calculations can be used for any ternary semi-conductor.     

Scattering of slow electrons by inert gas atoms. Effective polarization potential method

The problem of selecting the polarization-correlation potential V _pol for describing the interaction of electrons with atomic targets is examined. Based on the differential cross section for electron scattering by the hydrogen atom calculated using the partial wave method and the exact exchange operator, the optimal form of this potential is determined. It is demonstrated that the parameters of the potential V _pol can be determined from the condition of equality of the calculated and experimental values of the electron affinity of the hydrogen atom. For the interaction of slow electrons with inert gas atoms, the polarization parameter R _p is proposed to be determined from the known position of the Ramsauer minimum in the total elastic scattering cross section. In particular, calculations are performed for krypton and argon atoms. The results agree well with numerous experimental and theoretical published data.     

Die Ortsverteilung mittelschneller Elektronen bei Mehrfachstreuung

Several authors have investigated the angular distribution of plurally scattered electrons, but no experimental investigations in the range of plural scattering are known about the distribution of linear displacements. Therefore electrons (40 keV... 130 keV) have been shot in extended gaseous targets (He, Ne, A, Kr, Xe and O₂) of low pressure and the resultant distribution of the current density at the end of the target has been measured by means of thep?n junction of a gallium arsenide cell. The measurements in argon are compared with theoretical calculations. It is shown by some examples how to get from the measurements at the end of the target the electron distribution inside the target, too.     

Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect for finite-size targets

A rigorous evaluation of the Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect for finite-size targets is performed within the path integral approach previously developed by the author [B. G. Zakharov, JETP Lett. 63, 952 (1996)]. The bremsstrahlung rate in QED is expressed through a solution of a two-dimensional Schrödinger equation with an imaginary potential. The boundary condition for this solution is formulated in terms of a product of the light-cone electron-photon wave function and the dipole cross section for scattering of an e ⁺ e ^? pair off an atom. Numerical calculations are performed for homogeneous and structured targets. Our predictions for the homogeneous target agree well with the photon spectrum measured recently at SLAC with 25-GeV electrons. The spectra obtained for the structured, two-segment targets exhibit interference minima and maxima.     

On the test ofT-invariance in elastic scattering of electrons from polarized deuterons

An additional (magnetic) form factor G₂ which violatesT-invariance is introduced in the electromagnetic vertex of the deuteron. This additional interaction yields a right-left asymmetry in the scattering of electrons from polarized deuterons. For our numerical evaluations we used values of G₂ which are consistent with the deviations from the impulse approximation found in measurements of the unpolarized cross section. A maximum asymmetry of approximately 40 percent was obtained at q=3.5 f^?1. However, care must be taken in the preparation of the polarized target, as a suitable tensor polarization may also produce asymmetry.     

Positron and electron scattering on atoms and molecules–modified effective range theory revisited

New experiments on the very low-energy electron and positron scattering allow to verify the old question on applicability of modified effective range theory (MERT). We perform it using an analytical solution of the Schrödinger equation with the long-range polarization potential. In this work two atomic (He, Ar) and molecular (H₂, CH₄) target are studied using this approach. Total cross sections were used for obtaining parameters characterizing the scattering phase shifts related to the short-range interaction potential; differential cross sections were used for comparison. Differently from previous works, we conclude that MERT with few (2-3) partial waves applies very well up to energies of few eV in all four targets studied. For positrons, reliable experimental data indicate occurrence of zeros in the s-wave phase shifts for all four targets. This should be recognized as Ramsauer-Townsend minima.     

Elastic scattering of electrons by helium and neon atoms

Summary  Partial and total cross-sections of electrons scattering by helium and neon atoms are calculated at eleven values of incident energy ranging from 0.1 a.u. to 1.1 a.u. The calculations are carried out via model potential (describing the electron target interaction). The iterative Green’s function partial-wave expansion technique was used. The comparison between our results and those obtained by other authors show significant agreement and supports our simple model scattering process.     

Flavor dependent azimuthal asymmetries in unpolarized semi-inclusive DIS at HERMES

The azimuthal cos? _h and cos2? _h modulations of the distribution of hadrons produced in unpolarized semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons off hydrogen and deuterium targets have been measured in the hermes experiment. For the first time these modulations were determined in a 4-Dimensional kinematic space for positively and negatively charged pions and kaons separately, as well as for unidentified hadrons. These azimuthal dependences are sensitive to the transverse motion and polarization of the quarks within the nucleon via, e.g., the Cahn, Boer-Mulders and Collins effects.     

Ultrafast relaxation of electrons and selfconsistent electrical charging in insulators

Low energy electron scattering in insulators is described by a Monte Carlo program based on acoustic and optical phonon scattering as well as on impact ionization of valence band electrons, especially aimed to the scattering of ballistic and drifting electrons in wide gap dielectrics. There is a rapid relaxation of excited electrons within the conduction band of wide gap insulators like SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ over femtoseconds. The field-dependent transport and trapping parameters allow us to model the selfconsistent charge transport and charging-up of insulating samples during electron irradiation. The resulting spatial and time-dependent distributions of all currents j(x,t), charges ρ(x,t), the electric field F(x,t) and the potential V(x,t) are obtained and compared with experimental measurements.