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Near-threshold electron attachment as Regge resonances: cross sections for K, Rb, and Cs atoms
Alfred Z Msezane1, Zineb Felfli, Dmitri Sokolovski
1Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA.
Abstract:
We investigate the near-threshold formation of negative ions as Regge resonances in electron-atom scattering, with specific results obtained for e--K, e--Rb, and e--Cs. The complex angular momentum method, implemented within the Mulholland formulation of the total elastic cross sections, is employed. We demonstrate that for e--K, e--Rb, and e--Cs scattering, the near-threshold electron attachment cross sections are characterized by the Wigner threshold behavior, Ramsauer-Townsend minima, and Regge resonances, all discernible only through Regge partial cross section scrutiny. Regge partial, differential, and total elastic cross sections are presented and contrasted, as well as the differential cross section critical minima.
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