Abstract
Previous Hylleraas calculations of for the lowest autoionization state of helium are here supplemented by calculations of the shift (), width (), and shape parameter () using a () pseudostate nonresonant continuum function. The function is constructed to eliminate the dominant () configuration of the autoionization state, while at the same time containing three variationally determined radial functions. Both and are also shown to contain contributions from the discrete part of the nonresonant spectrum, although quantitatively that contribution is found to be small. Final results change previous polarized-orbital results minimally, which means that the resonance position, , continues to be on the edge of the experimental error, and remains somewhat outside the experimental result. Further relativistic corrections are briefly discussed, but a simple argument indicates that they are not likely to explain the differences with experiment. It is concluded that more-accurate experiments should be carried out.
- Received 18 January 1973
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.8.21
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