A COMPLETE POLARIZATION CORRELATION-ANALYSIS OF THE 3(1)D STATE OF HELIUM EXCITED BY ELECTRON-IMPACT

Authors
DONNELLY BP MCLAUGHLIN DT CROWE A
Citation
Bp. Donnelly et al., A COMPLETE POLARIZATION CORRELATION-ANALYSIS OF THE 3(1)D STATE OF HELIUM EXCITED BY ELECTRON-IMPACT, Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics, 27(2), 1994, pp. 319-328
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical",Optics
Journal title
Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09534075
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
319 - 328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(1994)27:2<319:ACPCOT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Electron impact excitation of the 3(1)D state of helium is studied usi ng the electron-photon polarization correlation technique. Four Stokes parameters are determined at an incident electron energy of 29.6 eV a nd for scattering angles in the range 40-120-degrees. The data are int erpreted in terms of the shape and dynamics of the excited state produ ced over the range of kinematically defined collisions. The lack of a theoretical model to adequately describe low-energy D state excitation is exposed.