Using a collisional-radiative model to validate e-Xe$^+$ cross sections calculated by the Dirac B-spline R-matrix approach

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Abstract

Experimental studies of e-Xe$^+$ collisions are difficult to carry out. Consequently, a direct comparison between cross-section data obtained theoretically and experimentally is hard to achieve. In this work, a collisional-radiative (CR) model based on e-Xe+ cross sections calculated by the Dirac B-Spline R-Matrix method is used to validate the predicted cross sections. This is achieved by comparing level density distributions predicted by the CR model and those determined experimentally.

*The work of OZ and KB was supported by the United States National Science Foundation under grants PHY-1520970, PHY-1803844, OAC-1834740, and the XSEDE allocation PHY-090031.

Authors

  • Yang Wang

    • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Yan-Fei Wang

    • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Xi-Ming Zhu

    • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Oleg Zatsarinny

    • Drake University
  • Klaus Bartschat

    • Drake University