Abstract
We present theoretical fully differential cross sections (FDCS) for double ionization of helium by 500 eV and 2 keV electron impact. Contributions from various reaction mechanisms to the FDCS were calculated separately and compared to experimental data. Our theoretical methods are based on the first Born approximation. Higher-order effects are incorporated using the Monte Carlo event generator technique. Earlier, we successfully applied this approach to double ionization by ion impact, and in the work reported here it is extended to electron impact. We demonstrate that at 500 eV impact energy, double ionization is dominated by higher-order mechanisms. Even at 2 keV, double ionization does not predominantly proceed through a pure first-order process.
Recommended Citation
M. F. Ciappina et al., "Reaction Dynamics in Double Ionization of Helium by Electron Impact," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 062701-1 - 062701-8, American Physical Society (APS), Dec 2010.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.062701
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Double ionization; Electron impact; Experimental data; First Born approximation; First-order process; Fully differential cross sections; Higher order; Impact energy; Ion impact; Monte Carlo Event generators; Reaction dynamics; Reaction mechanism; Born approximation; Helium; High energy physics; Ion bombardment; Monte Carlo methods; Impact ionization
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2010 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2010
