Abstract
Low-energy (E 0 = 70.8 eV) electron-impact single ionization of a 3p electron in argon has been studied experimentally and theoretically. Our measurements are performed using the so-called reaction microscope technique, which can cover nearly a full 4π solid angle for the emission of a secondary electron with energy below 15 eV and projectile scattering angles ranging from -8° to -30°. The measured cross sections are internormalized across all scattering angles and ejected energies. Several theoretical models were employed to predict the triple-differential cross sections (TDCSs). They include a standard distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA), a modified version to account for the effects of postcollision interaction (DWBA-PCI), a hybrid second-order distorted-wave plus R-matrix (DWB2-RM) method, and the recently developed B-spline R-matrix with pseudostates (BSR) approach. The relative angular dependence of the BSR cross sections is generally found to be in reasonable agreement with experiment, and the importance of the PCI effect is clearly visible in this low-energy electron-impact ionization process. However, there remain significant differences in the magnitude of the calculated and the measured TDCSs.
Recommended Citation
X. Ren et al., "Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization of Argon: Three-Dimensional Cross Section," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 032702-1 - 032702-8, American Physical Society (APS), Mar 2012.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.85.032702
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Angular dependence; B-spline R-matrix; Cross section; Distorted wave Born approximation; Distorted waves; Electron-impact; Low energies; Low-energy electron-impact ionization; Post collision interaction; R-matrix; Reaction microscopes; Scattering angles; Second orders; Secondary electrons; Single ionization; Solid angle; Theoretical models; Triple differential cross sections; Impact ionization; Interfaces (computer); Molecular physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-2947
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2012 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2012
Comments
This article is corrected by Erratum: Low-Energy Electron-Impact Ionization of Argon: Three-Dimensional Cross Section.