Excitation of Ar 3p⁵4s-3p⁵4p Transitions by Electron Impact

Author

Colette M. Maloney
Jerry Peacher, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Klaus Bartschat
Don H. Madison, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Electron-impact excitation of argon from the 3p⁵4s (J=0,2) metastable states to the 3p⁵4p (J=0,1,2,3) manifold has been investigated in the semirelativistic first-order distorted-wave and plane-wave Born approximations. The results are compared with recent experimental data of Boffard et al. [Phys. Rev. A 59, 2749 (1999)] and R-matrix predictions by Bartschat and Zeman [Phys. Rev. A 59, R2552 (1999)]. In cases for which perturbative approaches are expected to be valid, the plane-wave Born approximation is found to be sufficiently accurate and thus allows for an efficient calculation of results over a wide range of collision energies.

Recommended Citation

C. M. Maloney et al., "Excitation of Ar 3p⁵4s-3p⁵4p Transitions by Electron Impact," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 227011 - 227015, American Physical Society (APS), Feb 2000.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.022701

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1050-2947

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2000 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2000