Polarization of Balmer-α radiation following electron impact on atomic hydrogen

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作者
Kedzierski, W [1 ]
Abdellatif, A
McConkey, JW
Bartschat, K
Fursa, DV
Bray, I
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[1] Univ Windsor, Dept Phys, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
[2] Drake Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Des Moines, IA 50311 USA
[3] Flinders Univ S Australia, Elect Struct Mat Ctr, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
[4] Murdoch Univ, Dept Phys, Sch Math & Phys Sci, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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10.1088/0953-4075/34/17/301
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The polarization of Balmer-alpha radiation excited in collisions of electrons with atomic hydrogen is presented for an electron energy range from threshold to 1000 eV. Measurements are in good agreement with calculations carried out using either convergent-close-coupling or R-matrix with pseudo-states approaches. Cascade is demonstrated to have a significant effect. Balmer-alpha excitation function data are also presented. A previous measurement of the polarization of Balmer-alpha following dissociative excitation of H-2 by electrons is confirmed and extended.
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