Mechanisms of double ionization of atoms by electron impact

被引:34
作者
Dal Cappello, C [1 ]
El Mkhanter, R [1 ]
Hervieux, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Metz, Inst Phys, Lab Phys Mol & Collis, F-57078 Metz 03, France
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1998年 / 57卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R693
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Recent high-energy (e,3e) experiments indicate that the one-step mechanism (shake-off process) is insufficient. We have performed an ab initio calculation that takes into account all the two-step mechanisms of double ionization. This calculation uses the second Born approximation and correlated wave functions for the initial bound state. We show that the two-step processes are not negligible and must be added to the one-step process with the production of interference terms.
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页码:R693 / R696
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