Relativistic theory of the double photoionization of heliumlike atoms

A fully relativistic calculation of the double photoionization of heliumlike atoms is presented. The approach is based on the partial-wave representation of the Dirac continuum states and accounts for the retardation in the electron-electron interaction as well as the higher-order multipoles of the...

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Main Authors: Yerokhin, Vladimir (Author) , Surzhykov, Andrey (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 6 September 2011
In: Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Year: 2011, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.032703
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Author Notes:Vladimir A. Yerokhin and Andrey Surzhykov
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Summary:A fully relativistic calculation of the double photoionization of heliumlike atoms is presented. The approach is based on the partial-wave representation of the Dirac continuum states and accounts for the retardation in the electron-electron interaction as well as the higher-order multipoles of the absorbed photon. The electron-electron interaction is taken into account to the leading order of the perturbation theory. The relativistic effects are shown to become prominent already for the medium-Z ions, changing the shape and the asymptotic behavior of the photon energy dependence of the ratio of the double-to-single photoionization cross section.
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ISSN:1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.032703