State-Selective Double Photoionization of Atomic Carbon and Neon
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Theory
2.1. Single-Photon Double Photoionization (DPI) Amplitudes and Cross Sections
2.2. Describing the Ionized Electrons in the Presence of Other Frozen Electrons
2.3. Computational Details
3. Results
3.1. Single Differential Cross Sections
3.2. State-Selective Triple Differential Cross Sections
3.3. Examining the Component M States That Constitute the TDCS
4. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
DPI | Double photoionization |
CI | Configuration interaction |
TDCS | Triple differential cross section |
SDCS | Single differential cross section |
FEM-DVR | Finite element method discrete variable representation |
ECS | Exterior complex scaling |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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Carbon | Neon | |||||
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3P Double IP | 1D | 1S | 3P Double IP | 1D | 1S | |
present results | 1.30 | 2.91 | 2.38 | 5.50 | ||
NIST values [39] | 1.26 | 2.68 | 3.20 | 6.94 |
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