Slow Convergence of the Born Approximation for Electron-atom Ionization

Author

S. Jones
Don H. Madison, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The convergence of the Bethe-Born theory for the fully differential cross section for electron-impact ionization of atomic hydrogen was presented. The convergence of first-Born approximation (FBA) to the correct nonrelativistic result was achieved at energies where the relativistic effects start becoming important. The slow convergence of FBA was a consequence of neglecting long-range coulomb interactions.

Recommended Citation

S. Jones and D. H. Madison, "Slow Convergence of the Born Approximation for Electron-atom Ionization," Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 627111 - 627113, article no. 062711, American Physical Society, Jan 2002.

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1050-2947

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Language(s)

English

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Publication Date

01 Jan 2002