Abstract

Double ionization of ground-state helium by the Compton scattering of a photon is calculated using the well-known product of three Coulomb waves (3C) wave function for the final double-continuum state of the atom and the Pluvinage wave function for the initial ground state (also a product of three Coulomb waves). The theoretical model fails to predict both the shape and the overall magnitude of the observed integrated cross section vs. Incident-photon energy. However, when the monopole part of the electron-photon interaction is removed by an ad hoc procedure, qualitative agreement is obtained, although the absolute size of the cross section is still almost an order of magnitude too large.

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Coulomb Waves; Double-Continuum State; Ground-State Helium

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1050-2947; 2469-9926

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2005 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jul 2005

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Physics Commons

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