CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESONANT EXCITATION DOUBLE AUTOIONIZATION TO THE ELECTRON-IMPACT IONIZATION OF FE-15+

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CHEN, MH [1 ]
REED, KJ [1 ]
MOORES, DL [1 ]
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[1] AUBURN UNIV,DEPT PHYS,AUBURN,AL 36899
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1350
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Electron-impact ionization cross sections for Fe15+ have been calculated using relativitsic distorted-wave methods. We have performed the most comprehensive calculation to date by including more than 10 000 autoionizing levels for resonant-excitation double-autoionization (REDA) processes. The total cross sections exhibit many strong narrow resonances. The REDA process contributes about 30% to the average total cross sections. General good agreement between theory and experiment is attained, but new experimental investigations are needed to search for the predicted resonances. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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