Population inversion between the ground and first excited states in a recombining hydrogen plasma

Plasma conditions for generating a population inversion between the ground and first excited states in a recombining hydrogen plasma have been investigated on the basis of the CR model. Population inversion can be expected when three-body recombination plays a dominant role; the required regions of electron density and temperature are specified. It is shown that upper bounds exist for the ground-state population density at given electron density and temperature. Larger inversion densities can be obtained between the ground and first excited states than between excited levels. Numerical results are presented.     

Observation of transitions involving core-excited states in Ar III and Ar IV and high-lying singly excited states in Ar I–Ar IV

In this paper we present a comprehensive analysis of beam-foil and beam-gas excited spectrum of argon observed in small wavelength region, 2965–3090 Å, using Ar^+/2+ ions in the energy range 200–650 keV. The comparison of beam-foil spectrum (BFS) at different incident beam energy and with that of beam-gas spectrum (BGS), one can find solution for blending problem in beam-foil spectroscopy. Many new transitions were identified on the basis of calculated wavelength from the accurately known energy levels of Ar I, Ar II, Ar III and Ar V. The transitions of Ar I originate from highly excited states (10p to 17p and 10f to 17f). Based on TOPbase estimates using close-coupling approximation five transitions involving core-excited states and nine transitions originating from highly excited states in the spectrum of Ar III and Ar IV were also identified. Radiative life time of two core excited quintet states (3s3p⁴(⁴P)6d ⁵D and 3s3p⁴(⁴P)8f⁵F^o) of Ar III were measured and found to be in ‘good’ agreement with that of the calculated value using close-coupling approximation.     

Photoionization of the ground1 S e and twenty lowest excited states of the Ne-like Fe16+

TheR-matrix method is used to calculate cross-sections for the photoionization of Ne-like Fe¹⁶⁺ from ground 2s ²2p ⁶¹ S ^e and excited states belonging to 2s2p ⁶ 3l and 2s ²2p ⁵ 3l configurations. Configuration interaction wavefunctions are used to represent two target states of Fe¹⁷⁺ ion retained in theR-matrix expansion. The cross-sections are obtained as a function of kinetic energy (ε _k) of the ejected electron from 10 to 24 Ry. For low kinetic energy the cross-sections show series of Rydberg states which converge onto² S ^e threshold Fe¹⁷⁺. The calculations are carried out in the LS coupling.     

Perturbation of the excited states of the hydrogen atom and hydrogen-like ions by a neutral atom

Owing to the degeneracy of the energy levels, the wavefunction of the electron in the excited states of the hydrogen atom and hydrogen-like ions perturbed by a neutral atom B is significantly different from the wavefunction of the unperturbed state. The perturbed function has a wide high maximum in the region of atom B, which is explained by multiple collisions of the electron with atom B, because the classical trajectories in the Coulomb field are closed and the size of atom B is much smaller than the size of the excited-state orbit. The radiative lifetimes of the excited states are much larger than those of unperturbed states. The orbital angular momentum L of the excited electron is strongly changed in collisions with atom B owing to the quantum interference or mixing of the temporal phases of adiabatic wavefunctions. The cross sections for such a change in the orbital angular momentum are several orders of magnitude larger than the cross sections found in early investigations in the approximation of the single collision of the electron with atom B.     

Observation of triplet doubly excited states in single photon excitation from ground state helium

We have observed, for the first time, LS-forbidden triplet doubly excited states, in single photon excitation of ground state helium, below the second ionization threshold. These states are identified as (3)D(o) and (3)P(o) and their excitation is due to spin-orbit interaction that mixes them with the optically allowed (1)P(o) states. This observation is possible due to the very high efficiency in detecting metastable atoms created after the fluorescence decay of the doubly excited states, and the new capabilities of third generation synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet sources with high resolution beam lines.     

Non-LTE population probabilities of the excited ionic levels in a steady state plasma

A Complete-Steady-State (CSS) model for the charge state distribution and the ionic levels population probabilities of ions in hot non-LTE plasmas is described. The following properties of this model are described in the paper: (i) it is shown that CSS covers LTE and Corona Equilibrium (CE) in the high and low electron density regimes respectively, (ii) an explicit expression is founf for the low electron density asymptotic behavior of the population probabilities, (iii) it is shown that at intermediate density regions the CSS model predicts results similar to that of the Quasi-Steady-State model, (iv) new validity limits are derived for LTE and CE, (v) the population distribution of the excited levels is revised, (vi) an analytical expression is found for the high electron density asymptotic behavior of the population distribution, (vii) the influence of the radiation reabsorption in a spherically symmetric CSS plasma is briefly described, and (viii) the effect of the inaccuracies in the rate-coefficients on the results of CSS calculations is evaluated.     

LiAl分子基态、激发态势能曲线和振动能级

利用单双激发多参考组态相互作用方法获得了LiAl分子基态X¹∑⁺及七个激发态a³∏, A¹∏, b³∑⁺, c³∑⁺, B¹∏, C¹∑⁺, d³∏的势能曲线, 通过势能曲线得到各态的平衡核间距R_e, 进而求得绝热激发能和垂直激发能.计算结果表明:c³∑⁺ 电子态是一个不稳定的排斥态, A¹∏态是一个较弱的束缚态, 其余6个电子态均为束缚态; b³∑⁺与 c³∑⁺态之间存在预解离现象; 8个电子态分别解离到两个通道, 即Li(²S)+Al(²P⁰)与Li(²P⁰)+Al(²P⁰). 接着将势能曲线拟合到Murrel-Sorbie解析势能函数形式, 据此获得各态的光谱数据:基态X¹∑⁺的平衡键长为0.2863 nm, 谐振频率为316 cm^-1, 解离能D_e为1.03 eV, 激发态a³∏, A¹∏, b³∑⁺, c³∑⁺, B¹∏, C¹∑⁺, d³∏的垂直激发能依次为0.27, 0.83, 1.18, 1.14, 1.62, 1.81, 2.00 eV; 解离能依次为1.03, 0.82, 0.26, 排斥态, 1.54, 1.10, 0.93 eV, 相应谐振频率 ω_e为339, 237, 394, 排斥态, 429, 192, 178 cm^-1. 通过求解核运动的薛定谔方程找到了J=0时 LiAl分子7个束缚电子态的振动能级和转动惯量. 关键词： LiAl 光谱常数 势能曲线 振动能级     

Energy levels and optical oscillator strengths of inner-shell excited states and photoionizations of the ground and first excited states of C IV ion

Extensive configuration interaction wave functions are determined to calculate the energies of the inner-shell excited states and the oscillator strengths of the optically allowed inner-shell transitions of C IV ion. Photoionization cross-sections of the ground and the first excited states of C IV ion are also obtained by using the R-matrix method. The positions of some inner-shell excited states are redetermined more accurately by analyzing the resonance structures of the photoionization processes. Some of the results are compared with other available theories and experiments. Received 29 September 1999 and Received in final form 8 December 1999     

Ionization,recombination, and population of excited levels in hydrogen plasmas

Transition rate equations for atomic hydrogen are solved to obtain coefficients for population of excited levels and for ionization and recombination. The results are based upon more accurate transition rates, cover a wider range of plasma parameters, and are obtained by a more general solution of the rate equations than previously available compilations. Diagnostic applications for laboratory plasmas are discussed.     

Scattering of laser light from excited hydrogen atoms in a plasma

A method is described to achieve virtually full absorption of microwave power in an overdense plasma column of low collision frequency.     

Measurement of the lifetime of the3 P 2 and4 P 5/2 states in Ar16+ and Ar15+

Promptly decaying levels in Li- and Be-like Ar could be identified in the delayed x-ray and electron spectrum in addition to the four known metastable (1s2s)¹ S ₀, (1s2s)³ S ₁, (1s2p)³ P ₂, and (1s2s2p)⁴ P _5/2 states in He- and Li-like systems. The states having lifetimes of about 10^?14s still contribute to the spectrum observed 10^?9s after the ions have passed a foil. This observation is explained by cascading processes from states of high principal quantum numbern≧14. The measured lifetime of the⁴ P _5/2 state subtracting the contribution of cascades is (0.594±0.016) ns and slightly larger than the theoretically predicted value of 0.563 ns. The³ P ₂ state is depopulated at short distances behind the foil by cascading processes. Its measured lifetime of (1.44±0.08) ns compares to a theoretical value of 1.48 ns.     

等离子体屏蔽效应对Ar~(16+)基态和激发态能级的影响

基于Rayleigh-Ritz变分原理,发展了一套处理弱耦合等离子体环境中多电子原子(离子)非相对论能量及其相对论修正的解析方法.通过考虑电子间交换相互作用以及内外壳层电子的屏蔽效应,计算了Ar~(16+)基态1s~2~1S、单激发态1sns~(1,3)S (n=2—5), 1snp~(1,3)P (n=2—5)和双激发态2snp~1P (n=2—5)非相对论能量及其相对论修正值(包括质量修正、单体和双体达尔文修正以及自旋-自旋接触相互作用项),讨论了等离子体屏蔽效应对能级的影响.结果表明:相对论质量修正和第一类达尔文修正占主导,比其他相对论修正项高出三个数量级.此外,等离子体屏蔽效应具有明显的态选择性,屏蔽效应对外壳层电子的影响大于内壳层电子,随着等离子体屏蔽参数的增加,外壳层电子轨道向外延展,激发态越高,延展程度越大.     

Recombination population of excited states of the hydrogen atom in an He-H<Subscript>2</Subscript> plasma

The population of excited states of the hydrogen atom in an afterglow plasma produced by a pulsed discharge in helium (40 Torr) with a small admixture of hydrogen ([H₂] ≈ 10¹² cm^?3) has been studied spectroscopically. The contribution from electron-ion recombination Γ ₃ ^rec to the production rate of atoms H(n = 3) has been separated. On the basis of an experiment in which the response of the spectral line intensities to the perturbation of the electron temperature in the afterglow phase was observed, the dependence Γ ₃ ^rec (T _e ～ T _e ^?(0.9–1.0) has been obtained in the region kT _e = 0.026–0.064 eV.     

Ab initio study of the ground and excited states of hydrogen sulphide using SCF and CI calculations

Results from ab initio SCF and CI calculations on the ground state and low-lying valence and Rydberg states of H₂S are reported. A double ξ basis of contracted gaussian functions augmented by polarization and diffuse 3d, 4s and 4p functions is used for the calculations. The geometries of various excited states are studied by means of SCF calculations. The first observed band in the absorption spectrum is predicted to arise from the overlapping of transitions from the 2b₁ orbital to a Rydberg 4s and strongly bent valence upper state. The calculations support the assignment of other spectral features to transitions from the 2b₁ to components of the Rydberg 3d and 4p orbitals.     

Positronium formation cross-sections in the ground and excited states ( levels) in an -He atom collision

The positronium formation cross-sections in the ground and excited n=2 levels have been studied in an -He atom collision in the framework of eikonal approximation. Both the differential and total formation cross-sections have been investigated in the intermediate- and high-energy regime. Present eikonal results are found to differ appreciably from the corresponding first Born values even at very high incident energies. The total cross-section results have been compared with available experiments due to different groups as well as with other existing theoretical results. Received: 20 July 1998 / Received in final form: 5 January 1999     

Cohesive properties of mercury clusters in the ground and excited states

Optimized structures and cohesive energies of small mercury clusters (Hg_N; N = 3–7, 13, 19) are calculated with the spin-orbit diatomics-in-molecules method. The theory takes into account the effect of s-p mixing which tends to enhance the binding energies in the ground state. It is shown that excimer clusters have significantly short optimum bond lengths and their atomic geometries differ considerably from those in the ground state. Excitation energy gap depends sensitively on both cluster size and nearest-neighbor separation. Numerical results are compared with other theories and experiments.