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Distorted-wave calculation of cross sections for inner-shell ionization by electron and positron impact

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The relativistic distorted-wave Born approximation is used to calculate differential and total cross sections for inner shell ionization of neutral atoms by electron and positron impact. The target atom is described within the independent-electron approximation using the self-consistent Dirac-Fock-Slater potential. The distorting potential for the projectile is also set equal to the Dirac-Fock-Slater potential. For electrons, this guarantees orthogonality of all the orbitals involved and simplifies the calculation of exchange T-matrix elements. The interaction between the projectile and the target electrons is assumed to reduce to the instantaneous Coulomb interaction. The adopted numerical algorithm allows the calculation of differential and total cross sections for projectiles with kinetic energies ranging from the ionization threshold up to about ten times this value. Algorithm accuracy and stability are demonstrated by comparing differential cross sections calculated by our code with the distorting potential set to zero with equivalent results generated by a more robust code that uses the conventional plane-wave Born approximation. Sample calculation results are presented for ionization of K- and L-shells of various elements and compared with the available experimental data.

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Dispersió (Física nuclear), Electrons

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Scattering (Physics), Electrons

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SEGUI, Silvia, DINGFELDER, Michael and SALVAT GAVALDÀ, Francesc. Distorted-wave calculation of cross sections for inner-shell ionization by electron and positron impact. Physical Review A. 2003. Vol. 67, num. 6, pags. 062710. ISSN 1050-2947. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9586

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