Static electric-field effects in the photodetachment ofCs−at the3Presonance region

Abstract

We calculated near-threshold photodetachment cross sections for ${\mathrm{Cs}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ in the presence of a dc electric field using three different approaches: the frame-transformation method with and without rescattering effects and the Kirchhoff-integral approach. Radial wave functions for the electronic motion were obtained using the Pauli equation method with a model potential describing the effective electron-atom interaction. Our results demonstrate the inadequacy of the frame-transformation method in the ${}^{3}P$ resonance region even for weak fields $(E<10\mathrm{k}\mathrm{V}/\mathrm{c}\mathrm{m}).$ We show that the triplet and singlet contributions to the total cross section can be manipulated by varying the external electric field. This can enhance spin-orbit effects in the photodetachment process and create more favorable conditions in the experiment for the observation of the lowest ${}^{3}P$ resonance in ${\mathrm{Cs}}^{\ensuremath{-}}.$