Electron loss and target excitation in keV-energy proton collisions with B and C$^{+}$
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| author | Antonio, N. W. Abdurakhmanov, I. B. Gayosso, A. E. Kadyrov, A. S. |
| author_facet | Antonio, N. W. Abdurakhmanov, I. B. Gayosso, A. E. Kadyrov, A. S. |
| contents | The one-centre Coulomb-Sturmian convergent close-coupling method is applied
to proton collisions with the boron atom and singly charged carbon ion.
Here we report an update to our target-structure implementation, in which
configuration state functions are constructed using the method of
coefficients of fractional parentage. To assess the quality of the
structure models for the two targets, we present the excitation energies,
oscillator strengths, and dipole polarisabilities obtained from the present
configuration interaction calculations. Cross sections for total and state-selective target
excitation and electron loss are calculated from 10 keV to 1 MeV. For both
systems, the total excitation cross section is found to be dominated by
excitation of the $2s$ subshell. This emphasises the importance of a
multi-electron description of the target in such scattering calculations.
Comparisons with previous theoretical and experimental data are presented and
discussed. In particular, we find that the present calculation for the
electron-loss cross section in $p$ + C$^{+}$ collisions is in good agreement
with the available measurements across the entire overlapping incident-energy
range. |
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| spellingShingle | Electron loss and target excitation in keV-energy proton collisions with B and C$^{+}$ Antonio, N. W. Abdurakhmanov, I. B. Gayosso, A. E. Kadyrov, A. S. Atomic Physics The one-centre Coulomb-Sturmian convergent close-coupling method is applied to proton collisions with the boron atom and singly charged carbon ion. Here we report an update to our target-structure implementation, in which configuration state functions are constructed using the method of coefficients of fractional parentage. To assess the quality of the structure models for the two targets, we present the excitation energies, oscillator strengths, and dipole polarisabilities obtained from the present configuration interaction calculations. Cross sections for total and state-selective target excitation and electron loss are calculated from 10 keV to 1 MeV. For both systems, the total excitation cross section is found to be dominated by excitation of the $2s$ subshell. This emphasises the importance of a multi-electron description of the target in such scattering calculations. Comparisons with previous theoretical and experimental data are presented and discussed. In particular, we find that the present calculation for the electron-loss cross section in $p$ + C$^{+}$ collisions is in good agreement with the available measurements across the entire overlapping incident-energy range. |
| title | Electron loss and target excitation in keV-energy proton collisions with B and C$^{+}$ |
| topic | Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10669 |