Resonances in electron-impact integral excitation cross sections of the magnesium atom

The resonance structure of the integral cross sections of excitation of the magnesium atom by low-energy electrons is analyzed in terms of the R-matrix method. The collision strengths are calculated in terms of the close-coupling approximation with consideration of 25 atomic states, including 13 physical target states and 12 pseudostates. The latter simulate the remaining bound and continuum states of the Mg atom that were not included in the close-coupling expansion explicitly. The positions and widths of the resonances found are determined, and the resonances are classified with respect to the mechanism of formation of short-lived states of the negative Mg ion. The results of calculations are compared with available experimental data.