Calculations of total ionization cross sections of Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe atoms in the born approximation allowing for electron perturbations in the continuous spectrum

Abstract

Electron impact ionization cross sections of Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe atoms are numerically calculated. The electron perturbation in the continuous spectrum in the target field is taken into account. The matrix elements are calculated in many-electron, nonrelativistic approximation with allowance for the superposition of configurations and relaxation effect. The radial part of the electron wave function in the continuum is calculated by solving the single-configuration Hartree-Fock equation. The wave functions of electrons in the continuum are orthogonalized with respect to the core orbital functions. The calculated cross sections are compared to the experimental data and calculations made using the plane-wave Born approximation and that involving generalized oscillator strengths.