Partial photoionization cross sections and angular distributions for double excitation of helium up to the N=13 threshold

A. Czasch*, M. Schöffler, M. Hattass, S. Schössler, T. Jahnke, Th Weber, A. Staudte, J. Titze, C. Wimmer, S. Kammer, M. Weckenbrock, S. Voss, R. E. Grisenti, O. Jagutzki, L. Ph H. Schmidt, H. Schmidt-Böcking, R. Dörner, J. M. Rost, T. Schneider, Chien Nan LiuI. Bray, A. S. Kheifets, K. Bartschat

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    Abstract

    Partial photoionization cross sections σN(Eγ) and photoelectron angular distributions βN(Eγ) were measured for the final ionic states He+(N>4) in the region between the N=8 and N=13 thresholds (Eγ>78.155eV) using the cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy technique (COLTRIMS). Comparison of the experimental data with two independent sets of theoretical predictions reveals disagreement for the branching ratios to the various HeN+ states. The angular distributions just below the double ionization threshold suggest an excitation process for highly excited N states similar to the Wannier mechanism for double ionization.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number243003
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume95
    Issue number24
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2005

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