Electron-helium scattering in theS-wave model using exterior complex scaling

Abstract

Electron-impact excitation and ionization of helium is studied in the $S$-wave model. The problem is treated in full dimensionality using a time-dependent formulation of the exterior complex scaling method that does not involve the solution of large linear systems of equations. We discuss the steps that must be taken to compute stable ionization amplitudes. We present total excitation, total ionization, and single differential cross sections from the ground and $n=2$ excited states and compare our results with those obtained by others using a frozen-core model.