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Resonances in the electron impact excitation of metastable states of mercury

T. HeindorffE. ReichertL. Koch

subject

Excitation functionElastic scatteringPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMetastabilityIonizationCathode rayNuclear fusionAtomic physicsExcitationElectron ionization

description

Metastable excitation of mercury by electron impact is studied at energies up to the first ionisation potential using an energy selected electron beam with an energy spread of 50 meV FWHM. A great number of resonances is observed in the excitation function. Agreement is good on the whole with a recent relativisticR-matrix calculation and with a former analysis of resonances in the elastic cross section.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01412253