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Electron-Impact Cross Sections for Dipole- and Spin-Allowed Excitations of Hydrogen, Helium, and Lithium
Published
Author(s)
Philip M. Stone, Yong Sik Kim, J P. Desclaux
Abstract
Electron-impact excitation cross sections are calculated and presented for the dipole-and spin-allowed transitions from the ground states to the np 2P states for hydrogen and lithium, and to the 1snp 1P states for helium, n=2 through 10. Two scaling formulas developed earlier by Kim [Phys. Rev. A 64, 032713 (2001) for plane-wave Born cross sections are used. The scaled Born cross sections are in excellent agreement with available theoretical and experimental data.
Stone, P.
, , Y.
and Desclaux, J.
(2002),
Electron-Impact Cross Sections for Dipole- and Spin-Allowed Excitations of Hydrogen, Helium, and Lithium, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=840564
(Accessed October 20, 2025)