Relativistic convergent close-coupling method calculation of the spin polarization of electrons scattered elastically from zinc and mercury
We present spin-asymmetry parameters (Sherman functions) for elastic electron scattering on zinc and mercury atoms calculated using the relativistic convergent close-coupling method for quasi-two-electron atoms above an inert core. The results for mercury are in excellent agreement with experiment a...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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American Physical Society
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3468 |
| Summary: | We present spin-asymmetry parameters (Sherman functions) for elastic electron scattering on zinc and mercury atoms calculated using the relativistic convergent close-coupling method for quasi-two-electron atoms above an inert core. The results for mercury are in excellent agreement with experiment across a wide range of energies. Similarly for zinc, we find excellent agreement between theory and experiment for energies below 9.0 eV. However, at 11.0 eV there is a discrepancy between theory and experiment, most likely due to a resonance excitation of a core electron. |
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