Published October 28, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Single ionization of helium by 102 eV electron impact: three-dimensional images for electron emission

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 2. ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150 (Australia)
  • 3. Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Research, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University, Des Moines, IA 50311 (United States)

Description

Single ionization of helium by 102 eV electron impact has been studied by measuring the momentum vectors of all final-state particles, i.e., two electrons and the He+ ion, with an advanced reaction microscope. Fully differential cross sections for asymmetric scattering geometry, which have been normalized to an absolute scale, have been obtained covering a large range of emission angles for the emitted low-energy (E ≤ 15 eV) electron and different scattering angles for the fast electron. Strong electron emission out of the projectile scattering plane is confirmed for electron impact, as was observed before for heavy-ion impact ionization. The data are compared with theoretical predictions from a three-Coulomb wavefunction model, first-order and second-order distorted-wave approaches, as well as a convergent close-coupling calculation

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/39/4097/b6_20_008.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 4097-4111
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH