The role of cascade processes in electron-impact excitation of the (3p(5)4s(2)) 2P(3/2),(1/2) autoionizing levels in potassiumстатья
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Аннотация:The cascade population of the (3p(5) 4s(2))2P(3/2),(1/2) lowest autoionizing levels in potassium has been studied to shed light on recent experimental observations of a noticeable enhancement in the cross sections around 22 eV incident electron energy. The ejected-electron excitation functions of both levels have been re-measured in the range of 20-28 eV, and calculations of the decay parameters for the 3p(5)4s4p levels have been performed in single-configuration Hartree-Fock and configuration-interaction approaches. The analysis of these results, together with other available experimental and theoretical data on the 3p subshell excitation in potassium, revealed a relatively small contribution (< 3%) of radiative transitions from the (3p(5)4s4p(1)P)2(P), 2D levels to the apparent (including cascade contributions) excitation cross sections of the (3p(5) 4s(2))2P(3/2,1/2) levels. However, the decay of negative-ion resonances associated with the upper doublets in the 3p(5)4s4p and 3p(5)3d4s configurations may lead to a significant cascade population of the (3p(5)4s(2))2P(3/2,1/2) levels in the impact energy region 21-28 eV.