Abstract
The variational principle is used to calculate K-shell ionisation by slow heavy-particle impact. The variational wavefunction for the electron contains a variable Bohr radius and a variable radial velocity. From their equations of motion the energy transferred to the electron is calculated and related to the ionisation probability. At low impact energies the results are in quantitative agreement with experiment.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 017 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1069-1076 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1978 |
| Externally published | Yes |