The fragmentation threshold in two-electron atoms: an illustration with classical orbits
- 28 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 27 (24) , 5923-5931
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/27/24/015
Abstract
Semiclassical S-matrix theory is applied to electron-hydrogen scattering near the fragmentation threshold E=0. The relation between resonant scattering (classically chaotic motion for E0) is worked out with emphasis on the qualitative behaviour of the different types of orbit.Keywords
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