Excitation and ionization of highly charged ions by electron impact. Progress report, January 1, 1978-July 31, 1979. [Cross sections, coupling strengths, summaries of research activities at Penn. State Univ

Abstract

Reduced ionization cross sections Q/sub R//sup H/(nl,u) were obtained for the nl = 3p and 3d sublevels, as well as for more energy points for the lower sublevels considered in our earlier work. Thus, results are now available for the eight impact electron energies in threshold units u = 1.125, 1.25, 1.5, 2.25, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 for each of the sublevels 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, and 3d. From these results for Q/sub R//sup H/(nl,u) one can readily obtain the cross section for ionization from any of these sublevels in any highly charged complex ion using the simple procedures given in our earlier work. The theory and computer programs developed in our previous work on excitation were used to calculate intermediate coupling collision strengths for all fine structure transitions from the 2P levels to the nP and nD levels with 3 less than or equal to n less than or equal to 5 in He-like ions. Similar calculations have also been made for inner shell excitation of Li-like ions with nuclear charge number Z in the range 10 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 74. The theory and programs were also extended to more » treat ..delta..n = 0 transitions and were used to obtain intermediate coupling collision strengths for all ..delta..n = 0 fine structure transitions with n = 2 in 10 He-like ions with Z in the range 6 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 74 and 10 Be-like ions with Z in the range 14 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 74. For excitation the results appear to be accurate to within approx. 30% for 3N less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 74, where N is the number of bound electrons per ion, and more accurate for most of this range. For ionization the results appear to be accurate down to Z/N approx. = 2. 21 references. « less