COHERENT EXCITATION OF XE[3/2]1(0) 6S BY 30-EV ELECTRONS

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作者
CORR, JJ [1 ]
PLESSIS, P [1 ]
MCCONKEY, JW [1 ]
机构
[1] LAURENTIAN UNIV, DEPT PHYS, SUDBURY P3E 2C6, ONTARIO, CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1990年 / 42卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.42.5240
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Electron-impact excitation of the [3/2]10 6s state of xenon has been studied at 30 eV and over a range of scattering angles up to 50°. Linear and circular polarization correlation measurements show very good agreement with distorted-wave Born-approximation calculations. For the experimental parameters under consideration, the excitation is demonstrated to be completely coherent. Hyperfine depolarization of the excited-state charge cloud is found to be an important effect. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:5240 / 5243
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