English

Calculations of total photoionization cross-section for^M two-electron atomic systems

Atomic Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We outline a non-perturbative procedure for calculating the total photoionization cross-section of two-electron atomic systems. The procedure is based on the Floquet-Fourie representation of the solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. The Floquet-Fourie ansatz produces a set of equations which is recast into a generalized eigenvalue problem by means of the complex rotation procedure. With the use of the Hylleraas-type basis functions, the total photoionization cross-sections are obtained within the accuracy of a fraction of a percent. The total photoionization cross-sections for neutral helium are in good agreement with the convergent close-coupling calculations of Kheifets and Bray [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 58}, 4501 (1999)] but deviate notably from the experimental data of Samson {\em et al.} [J. Phys. B {\bf 27} 887 (1994)].

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.physics/0502018,
  title  = {Calculations of total photoionization cross-section for^M two-electron atomic systems},
  author = {I. A. Ivanov and A. S. Kheifets},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0502018},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

16 pages, 1 figure