Abstract
The K-shell photodetachment of the metastable state is calculated ab initio with a complex scaled configuration interaction method in the photon energy region between the threshold and the second double ionization threshold Within this photon energy range triply excited states of are reached and they autoionize through electron detachment plus target excitation. The only two related calculations reported so far from J. Xi and C. Froese-Fischer [Phys. Rev. A 59, 307 (1999)] and H.L. Zhou et al. [Phys. Rev. A 64, 012714 (2001)], showed a strong discrepancy. Our calculation supports the latter of these results and also compares rather well with a very recent experiment by N. Berrah et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 093001 (2002)]. Contrary to the previous interpretation, we find that the prominent structures appearing in the photodetachment spectrum above 43 eV are true triply excited state resonances.
- Received 21 March 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.060703
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