Benchmark experiment and theory for near-threshold excitation of helium by electron impact

Michael Lange*, Jun Matsumoto, Julian Lower, Stephen Buckman, Oleg Zatsarinny, Klaus Bartschat, Igor Bray, Dmitry Fursa

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    Abstract

    A new experimental technique has been applied to measure absolute scattering cross sections for electron impact excitation of the n ≤ 2, 3 states of helium at near-threshold energies. The experimental results are compared with predictions from recent state-of-the-art theoretical calculations. The calculations are performed using the R-matrix with pseudostates, B-spline R-matrix, and the convergent close-coupling methods. Generally, very good agreement is found between the experiment and the three theories.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number016
    Pages (from-to)4179-4190
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    Volume39
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2006

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