Theoretical and experimental (e,2e) study of electronimpact ionization of laser-aligned Mg atoms
Authors
Amami, SadekMurray, Andrew
Stauffer, Al
Nixon, Kate
Armstrong, Gregory
Colgan, James
Madison, Don
Issue Date
2014-12-08
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We have performed calculations of the fully differential cross sections for electron-impact ionization of magnesium atoms. Three theoretical approximations, the time-dependent close coupling, the three-body distorted wave, and the distorted wave Born approximation, are compared with experiment in this article. Results will be shown for ionization of the 3 s ground state of Mg for both asymmetric and symmetric coplanar geometries. Results will also be shown for ionization of the 3p state which has been excited by a linearly polarized laser which produces a charge cloud aligned perpendicular to the laser beam direction and parallel to the linear polarization. Theoretical and experimental results will be compared for several different alignment angles, both in the scattering plane as well as in the plane perpendicular to the incident beam direction.Journal
Physical Review AAdditional Links
https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.062707Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1050-29471094-1622
Sponsors
National Science Foundation, Libyan Ministry of Higher Education’s Scholarship, European Commission.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1103/PhysRevA.90.062707