Abstract
We compare calculations of the fully differential cross section for ionization of atomic hydrogen by electron impact using two different theories-the perturbative CDW-EIS (continuum distorted wave with eikonal initial state) approximation and the nonperturbative ECS (exterior complex scaling) method. For this comparison, we chose an impact energy of 54.4 eV, since this is near the lowest energy that our perturbative approach would be applicable and near the highest energy that can be tackled by the ECS method with our present computational resources. For the case of equal-energy outgoing electrons investigated here, the two theories predict nearly identical results except that CDW-EIS underestimates the ECS values nearly uniformly by about 30%. Interestingly, when initial-state projectile-target interactions are neglected by replacing the eikonal initial state with the unperturbed initial state (the approximation of Brauner, Briggs, and Klar @J. Phys. B 22, (2265) (1989:]). the cross section oscillates by ±50% about the ECS values.
Recommended Citation
S. J. Jones et al., "Perturbative and Nonperturbative Calculations of Electron-Hydrogen Ionization," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 012703-1 - 012703-5, Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, Jan 2003.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.012703
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Electrons; Hydrogen; Ionization of solids; Oscillations; Perturbation techniques; Eikonal initial state; Electron hydrogen ionization; Exterior complex scaling; Quantum theory
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2003
