Photoelectron Angular Distributions of s Electrons in Open-Shell Atoms

Authors

• Anthony F. Starace, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Robert H. Rast, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
• Steven T. Manson, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

June 1977

Comments

Published by American Physical Society. Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 1522 (1977). http://prl.aps.org. Copyright © 1977 American Physical Society. Permission to use.

Abstract

It is shown that the photoelectron angular distribution of s electrons in an open-shell atom, having outer configuration ns²np^q, is not described by the asymmetry parameter β=2, as predicted by more approximate theories, but has dramatic variations with energy even within LS coupling. Calculations for the 3s subshell in Cl are presented as an example.