Abstract
The electron-impact single ionization cross section for W8+ ion has been calculated using flexible atomic code, employing the level-to-level distorted-wave approximation. This calculations takes into account contributions form both direct ionization (DI) and excitation autoionization (EA). However, the theoretical predictions, based solely on the ground state, tends to underestimate the experimental values. This discrepancy can be mitigated by incorporation contributions from excited states. We extended the theoretical analysis, including the contributions from the long-lived metastable states with lifetimes exceeding 1.5 × 10−5 s. We employed two statistical models to predict the fraction of ground state ions in the parent ion beam. Assuming a 79% fraction of parent ions in ground configuration, the experiment measurements align with the predictions. Furthermore we derived the theoretical cross-section for the ground state as correlated plasma rate coefficients, and compared it with existing data. Despite the uncertainty in our calculations, our results are still acceptable.
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