Theory of (e,2e) processes with spin-polarized relativistic electrons

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作者
Keller, S
Dreizler, RM
Ast, H
Whelan, CT
Walters, HRJ
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, DEPT APPL MATH & THEORET PHYS, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9EW, ENGLAND
[2] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST, DEPT APPL MATH & THEORET PHYS, BELFAST BT7 1NN, ANTRIM, NORTH IRELAND
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10.1103/PhysRevA.53.2295
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A general formalism for the description of spin and angular momentum projection sensitive (e,2e) processes valid for all electron energies is proposed. Using the relativistic distorted-wave Born approximation, a reasonable description of a recent (e,2e) experiment with spin-polarized relativistic electrons [H.-Th. Print, K.-H. Besch, and W. Nakel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 243 (1995)] is obtained. A detailed numerical study of spin-sensitive (e,2e) processes on inner-shell states of high-Z atoms is presented.
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页码:2295 / 2302
页数:8
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