Published March 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Excitation of the 4s1P1 and 3P1 states of argon by positron impact

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3 (Canada)
  • 2. Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 0200 (Australia)

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Recent experimental measurements of the excitation of the 4s J=1 fine-structure levels of argon by positron impact have prompted us to carry out calculations for this process. We have used the relativistic distorted-wave method with multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock wave functions for atomic states. Distortion potentials with and without a polarization potential were used. Results obtained for distortion potentials without polarization gave good agreement with the experimental measurements for positron impact energies between 20 and 30 eV

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 034703-034703.3
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society