Electron-impact ionization cross sections and rates for ions of argon

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-315

  Zhao, Y ^a   Chen, C Y ^a   Xia, H N ^a   Qi, J B ^a   Wang, Y S ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distorted wave approximation; Fit formula; Highly charged ions; Ionization cross sections

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION;

ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION;

ARGON;

ELECTRON;

EID: 0042342467     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(02)00131-0     Document Type: Article

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