Abstract
SynopsisThe electron impact excitation of the autoionizing states of helium, their subsequent decay into the same He+1s-1 final ionic state, and the interference of these processes have been studied. A constant ionic state (e,2e) experiment (CIS) is performed, isolating the final state by keeping the sum of the energies of the scattered- ejected electron pairs constant. The focus of this work is on the exchange interference of the 2s2(1S) and 2p2(1D) autoionizing states of helium. At around the critical energy fast variations were observed in the CIS spectra, which indicates the presence of exchange interference effects.
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