Abstract
Differential cross section measurements from laser-aligned Mg atoms are compared to theoretical calculations using both time dependent and time-independent formalisms. It is found that both natural and unnatural parity contributions to the calculated cross sections are required to emulate the data when the state is aligned out of the scattering plane.
Highlights
Electron impact ionization processes play an important role in many areas of research, ranging from calculations of stellar and planetary atmospheres through to collision processes in plasmas and in lasers, lighting and Tokomaks
For atomic targets that are in their ground state, a Triple Differential Cross Section (TDCS) is determined, which depends upon the energetics of the collision and the angular distribution of the detected electrons
In this report results are presented for electron-impact ionization of magnesium atoms that are excited and pre-aligned using CW laser radiation at 285.2965nm
Summary
How to cite: Murray, Andrew James; Colgan, James; Madison, Don; Harvey, Matthew; Sakaamini, Ahmad; Pursehouse, James; Nixon, Kate and Stauffer, Al (2017). Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 875, article no. For guidance on citations see FAQs. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ Version: Version of Record Link(s) to article on publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1088/1742-6596/875/2/012002. Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Andrew James Murray1*, James Colgan, Don Madison, Matthew Harvey, Ahmad Sakaamini, James Pursehouse, Kate Nixon4 & Al Stauffer Photon Science Institute, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 2 Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 87545 NM, USA 3 Physics Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA. Of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Andrew James Murray1*, James Colgan, Don Madison, Matthew Harvey, Ahmad Sakaamini, James Pursehouse, Kate Nixon4 & Al Stauffer Photon Science Institute, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 2 Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 87545 NM, USA 3 Physics Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA. 4 School of Sciences, Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK, WV1 1LY. 5 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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