Published February 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron-impact ionization of Zn+ and Ga+

  • 1. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado 80309

Description

Absolute cross sections for electron-impact ionization of Zn+ and Ga+ have been measured from below threshold to 2 keV with the use of the crossed-charged-beams technique. Excitation autoionization was shown to be of major importance in both ions for the region between 1 and 2 times threshold, leading to enhancement of the cross sections by factors of up to approx.2.5. Discrepancies between experiment and the well-known semiempirical formula of Lotz were up to 70%, but reduction of Lotz's a/sub 3d/ coefficient by a factor of 2 leads to satisfactory agreement at high energies. Comparison is also made with scaled-Born-approximation calculations

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., A
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
737-748
ISSN
0556-2791

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13693280
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AUTOIONIZATION; BORN APPROXIMATION; COLLIDING BEAMS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON-ION COLLISIONS; EXCITATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GALLIUM IONS; IONIZATION; KEV RANGE; PLASMA; SCALING LAWS; ZINC IONS
Descriptors DEC
ATOMIC IONS; BEAMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; DATA; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; INFORMATION; ION COLLISIONS; IONS; NUMERICAL DATA