Relativistic convergent close-coupling method calculation of the spin polarization of electrons scattered elastically from zinc and mercury
Abstract
We present spin-asymmetry parameters (Sherman functions) for elastic electron scattering on zinc and mercury atoms calculated using the relativistic convergent close-coupling method for quasi-two-electron atoms above an inert core. The results for mercury are in excellent agreement with experiment across a wide range of energies. Similarly for zinc, we find excellent agreement between theory and experiment for energies below 9.0 eV. However, at 11.0 eV there is a discrepancy between theory and experiment, most likely due to a resonance excitation of a core electron.
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Bostock, Christopher J. and Fursa, Dmitry V. and Bray, Igor. 2012. Relativistic convergent close-coupling method calculation of the spin polarization of electrons scattered elastically from zinc and mercury. Physical Review A. 85 (6): pp. 062707-1-062707-6.
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Physical Review A
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