Application of the Harris expansion method to the elastic s-wave scattering of electrons by hydrogen atoms and by singly ionized helium.
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Authors
Haskell, Hugh Brasher.
Subjects
scattering theory
atomic scattering
electron-hydrogen scattering
electron-helium ion scattering
Harris expansion method
resonances
scattering resonances
auto-ionization states
atomic scattering
electron-hydrogen scattering
electron-helium ion scattering
Harris expansion method
resonances
scattering resonances
auto-ionization states
Advisors
Armstead, R.L.
Date of Issue
1972-12
Date
December 1972
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Harris expansion method is applied to the elastic s-wave
scattering of low energy electrons from hydrogen atoms and singly
ionized helium atoms. The trial wave functions are Hylleraas
functions of 22, 34, 50 and 70 parameters. It is found that reasonably
accurate values of e-H phase shifts can be calculated but
that e-He phase shifts are substantially less reliable. It is
shown that the Harris method gives an accurate depiction of the
location, but not the width, of the scattering resonances. Singlet
and triplet s-wave phase shifts for e-H and e-He scattering are
compared with the results of other calculations and H and He S
state energy levels including the auto-ionizing levels are presented
and compared with other calculations and with experiment.
It is tentatively concluded that the Harris method does not work
on systems whose long range potential is of the Coulomb type.
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Thesis
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Department
Physics and Chemistry
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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