Sk. Adhikari et P. Mandal, S-, P- and D-wave resonances in positronium-sodium and positronium-potassium scattering, J PHYS B, 34(8), 2001, pp. 1361-1367
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
Scattering of positronium (Ps) by sodium and potassium atoms has been inves
tigated employing a three-Ps-state coupled-channel model with Ps(ls,2s,2p)
states using a time-reversal-symmetric regularized electron-exchange model
potential fitted to reproduce accurate theoretical results for PsNa and PsK
binding energies. We find a narrow S-wave singlet resonance at 4.58 eV of
width 0.002 eV in the Ps-Na system and at 4.77 eV of width 0.003 eV in the
Ps-K system. Singlet P-wave resonances in both systems are found at 5.07 eV
of width 0.3 eV. Singlet D-wave structures are found at 5.3 eV in both sys
tems. We also report results for elastic and Ps-excitation cross sections f
or Ps scattering by Na and K.