A spin-polarized internal conversion coefficients computation for iron

Abstract

The effect of electron spin polarization in the Fe atom has been introduced in an internal conversion (IC) computation. Two different models for the IC process have been used, but the results show no dependence on the model. The effect of spin polarization is larger than other corrections normally made in IC calculations. The ratio of the partial IC coefficient to the electron density at the nucleus has been studied for all shells in the Fe atom and all possible final states. This ratio has been found to be the same for electrons with equal initial angular momentum.