Semiempirical formulae for electron-impact double-ionization cross sections of light positive ions
| Autor: | V. P. Shevelko, H. Tawara, E. Salzborn, Alfred Müller, F. Scheuermann, B. Fabian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. 38:525-545 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6455 0953-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0953-4075/38/5/006 |
| Popis: | Electron-impact double-ionization processes of light positive ions from He- to Ne-like isoelectronic sequences, as well as of the heavy ions Arq+ (q = 1–7) and Kr q+ (q = 1–4) are considered for incident-electron energies E < 50 Ith where Ith is the threshold energy for double-electron ionization. On the basis of reliable experimental data and quantum-mechanical calculations, simple semiempirical formulae with three fitting parameters, by taking into account the contribution of direct double ionization and of inner-shell ionization processes, are obtained which describe the experimental cross sections within an accuracy of 20–30%. With this accuracy, the formulae suggested can be used for prediction of the double-ionization cross sections of positive ions with the nuclear charge Z ≤ 26 in the electron energy range of E < 50Ith. According to the model suggested, the direct ionization cross section σdir (simultaneous ionization of two outer electrons) is scaled as I−3th against scaled electron energy E/Ith and contains only one fitting parameter. Two additional fitting parameters are obtained using the least-squares method in conjunction with numerically calculated single-electron inner-shell ionization cross sections. All fitting parameters are found to be constant for ions within a given isoelectronic sequence. The present analysis also provides a method for indirect determination of K-shell ionization cross sections for ions from Be-like to Ne-like sequences. The fluorescence yields ωK for a single K-shell vacancy in ions from Li-like to Ne-like sequences with nuclear charges 3 ≤ Z ≤ 26 are calculated as well. |
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