Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering

We consider positron scattering on the alkali-metal atoms of Li, Na, and K at very low energies, where only the elastic scattering and positronium formation in the ground state are the two open channels. Utilizing the recently developed two-center convergent close-coupling method [ Lugovskoy, Kadyro...

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Main Authors: Lugovskoy, Andrey, Utamuratov, Ravshanbek, Kadyrov, Alisher, Stelbovics, Andris, Bray, Igor
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Physical Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20445
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author Lugovskoy, Andrey
Utamuratov, Ravshanbek
Kadyrov, Alisher
Stelbovics, Andris
Bray, Igor
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Utamuratov, Ravshanbek
Kadyrov, Alisher
Stelbovics, Andris
Bray, Igor
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description We consider positron scattering on the alkali-metal atoms of Li, Na, and K at very low energies, where only the elastic scattering and positronium formation in the ground state are the two open channels. Utilizing the recently developed two-center convergent close-coupling method [ Lugovskoy, Kadyrov, Bray and Stelbovics, Phys. Rev. A 82 062708 (2010)] we investigate the behavior of the cross sections as the impact energy goes to zero and demonstrate their convergence. The study sets quantitative benchmarks for any rigorous theoretical treatment of the collision problems.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-204452017-09-13T13:50:23Z Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering Lugovskoy, Andrey Utamuratov, Ravshanbek Kadyrov, Alisher Stelbovics, Andris Bray, Igor We consider positron scattering on the alkali-metal atoms of Li, Na, and K at very low energies, where only the elastic scattering and positronium formation in the ground state are the two open channels. Utilizing the recently developed two-center convergent close-coupling method [ Lugovskoy, Kadyrov, Bray and Stelbovics, Phys. Rev. A 82 062708 (2010)] we investigate the behavior of the cross sections as the impact energy goes to zero and demonstrate their convergence. The study sets quantitative benchmarks for any rigorous theoretical treatment of the collision problems. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20445 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.042708 American Physical Society fulltext
spellingShingle Lugovskoy, Andrey
Utamuratov, Ravshanbek
Kadyrov, Alisher
Stelbovics, Andris
Bray, Igor
Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title_full Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title_fullStr Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title_full_unstemmed Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title_short Threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
title_sort threshold behavior of positronium formation in positron-alkali-metal scattering
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20445