Published April 2005 | Version v1
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Photoionization and electron-impact ionization of Xe3+

Creators

  • 1. Centro de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 6-96, Cuernavaca 62131 (Mexico)
  • 2. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS 7-100, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics, MS 220, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0058 (United States)

Description

Photoionization and electron-impact ionization of Xe3+ ions in the region of 4d inner-shell excitation-autoionization have been studied using interacting-beam spectroscopic techniques. Absolute cross sections for photoionization of Xe3+ have been obtained and the electron-impact spectrum has been normalized to previously published absolute data. The Xe3+ spectra show large contributions from 4d→nf excitation-autoionization processes compared to the lower charge states of Xe due to the significant collapse of the nf wave functions into the ion core as the initial charge state of the ion is increased. In addition, a tentative value for the ionization potential of Xe3+ of 42.2±0.2 eV was obtained

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.042704;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 042704-042704.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36092890
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AUTOIONIZATION; CATIONS; CHARGE STATES; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON-ION COLLISIONS; ELECTRONS; EV RANGE; INNER-SHELL EXCITATION; INNER-SHELL IONIZATION; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; PHOTOIONIZATION; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EXCITATION; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; ION COLLISIONS; IONIZATION; IONS; LEPTONS

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