A COMPLETE POLARIZATION CORRELATION-ANALYSIS OF THE 3(1)D STATE OF HELIUM EXCITED BY ELECTRON-IMPACT

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DONNELLY, BP
MCLAUGHLIN, DT
CROWE, A
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle
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10.1088/0953-4075/27/2/009
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Electron impact excitation of the 3(1)D state of helium is studied using the electron-photon polarization correlation technique. Four Stokes parameters are determined at an incident electron energy of 29.6 eV and for scattering angles in the range 40-120-degrees. The data are interpreted in terms of the shape and dynamics of the excited state produced over the range of kinematically defined collisions. The lack of a theoretical model to adequately describe low-energy D state excitation is exposed.
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