ABSTRACT
Many calculations on atomic collisions and scattering processes have been performed on electron
impact excitation of the lowest autoionizing state of rubidium, but not much attempt has been
made with positron impact which is of equally fundamental importance and is receiving attention
nowadays with the availability of improved positron beam experiments. So, in this study, total
cross-sections, differential cross-sections, lambda parameter, R parameter and the alignment
parameter for positron impact excitation of the lowest autoionizing state of rubidium have been
calculated using Distorted Wave method. The wave functions used are the Roothan Hatree Fock
double zeta and multi zeta wave functions due to Clementi and Roetti. Variations in distortion
potential have been made such that the static potential of the initial state of rubidium atom is
used as the initial channel distortion potential and a linear combination of static potentials of the
initial and final states as the final channel distortion potential to check its effect on crosssections.
Numerical calculations have been done using a modified DWBA1 FORTRAN
computer program which was originally made for hydrogen atom. The results for positron impact
excitation of the lowest autoionizing state of rubidium have been analyzed and compared with
experimental and theoretical results for positron and electron impact excitation of the same state
available in literature. From the comparison of the results, it is seen that in general the electron
impact excitation cross section results are higher than the positron impact excitation cross section
especially near excitation threshold energy. This can be attributed to the exchange process which
takes place in the case of electron impact and not in the case of positron impact and also due to
larger interaction between the projectile and the target in case of electron impact than in case of
positron impact. It is also found from the alignment parameter results that the integral cross
section results for m=0 level are larger compared to m=1 level for impact energies up to about
500 eV beyond which integral cross-sections for the magnetic sublevel m=1 become greater. The
lambda parameter indicates that more particles are scattered towards m=0 for electron impact
compared to positron impact excitation near threshold energy. R parameter results have been
calculated to account for phases of scattered amplitudes in the collision process.
MARUCHA, A (2021). Positron-Impact Excitation Of The Lowest Autoionizing State In Rubidium Atom Using Distorted Wave Method. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/positron-impact-excitation-of-the-lowest-autoionizing-state-in-rubidium-atom-using-distorted-wave-method
MARUCHA, ALEX "Positron-Impact Excitation Of The Lowest Autoionizing State In Rubidium Atom Using Distorted Wave Method" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Jun. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/positron-impact-excitation-of-the-lowest-autoionizing-state-in-rubidium-atom-using-distorted-wave-method. Accessed 05 Nov. 2024.
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MARUCHA, ALEX . "Positron-Impact Excitation Of The Lowest Autoionizing State In Rubidium Atom Using Distorted Wave Method" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 05, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/positron-impact-excitation-of-the-lowest-autoionizing-state-in-rubidium-atom-using-distorted-wave-method