Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2006
Keywords
ABSOLUTE-CROSS-SECTION, ALKALI METAL ATOMS, SINGLE IONIZATION, IONS, NE, EXCITATION, MOLECULES, N2, AUTOIONIZATION, FORMALISM, Optics, Physics
Abstract
Electron impact ionization cross sections (EIICS) of 30 L-shell targets, with open- and closed-shell configurations in the isoelectronic sequences ranging from Li to Ne, are evaluated using the generalized parameters of our recent modification of BELL formula (MBELL) [Haque , Phys. Rev. A 73, 012708 (2006)]. Three sets of parameters, one each for the 1s, 2s, and 2p orbits, provide an excellent account of the experimental EIICS data of atomic targets, neutral and ionic, up to the atomic number Z=92 and incident energies up to about 250 MeV. In comparison with the quantum mechanical predictions, it is found that the present MBELL cross sections are in better agreement with the experimental results.
Recommended Citation
Haque, Abul Kalam fazlul; Uddin, M A.; Basak, A K.; Karim, Khondkar R.; Saha, B C.; and Malik, F B., "Electron-impact ionization of L-shell atomic species" (2006). Faculty publications – Physics. 36.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpphys/36
Comments
Originally published in Physical Review A by the American Physical Society.