Published March 14, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron impact excitation of He-like ions

Creators

  • 1. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Description

The electron impact excitation of He-like ions is studied using an equivalent-electron frozen-core approximation that was developed in an earlier paper on He. The resulting collision equations are solved using a five-state Coulomb exchange distorted-wave approximation that includes the dominant monopole exchange distorting potential exactly. Results are presented for scaled total collision strengths for all inelastic transitions between the states of Li+, Be2+, B3+, C4+, N5+, O6+, Ne8+, Mg10+, Si12+, Ca18+ and Fe24+, as well as for the infinite Z limit, for incident electron energies from threshold up to 4.0Z2 Ryd. The present results are in good agreement with those of close-coupling and distorted-wave calculations by other workers for transitions from the ground state in O6+. (author)

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Journal Title
J. Phys., B (London). At. Mol. Phys.
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
5
Series
J. Phys., B (London). At. Mol. Phys.
Journal Page Range
955-966
ISSN
0022-3700