Asymptotic behavior of photoionization cross section in a central field

We demonstrate that the high energy nonrelativistic asymptotic for the photoionization cross section in a central field $V(r)$ can be expressed in terms of the asymptotic of the Fourier transform $V(p)$ of the field. We show that the cross sections drop in the same way for the fields with the Coulomb short distance behavior. The character of the cross sections energy behavior is related to the analytical properties of the function $V(r)$. The cross sections exhibit power drop for the potentials which have singularities an the real axis. They suffer the exponential drop if $V(r)$ has singularities in the complex plane.Comment: 11 page

Asymptotic behavior of photoionization cross section in a central field. Ionization of the pp states

We continue our studies of the high energy nonrelativistic asymptotics for the photoionization cross section of the systems bound by a central field $V(r)$. We consider the bound states with the orbital momentum $\ell=1$. We show, that as well as for the $s$ states the asymptotics can be obtained without solving of the wave equations for the bound and outgoing electrons. The asymptotics of the cross sections is expressed in terms of the asymptotics of the Fourier transform $V(p)$ of the field and its derivative $V'(p)$ by employing the Lippmann--Schwinger equation. The shape of the energy dependence of the cross sections is determined by the analytical properties of the potential $V(r)$. The cross sections exhibit power drop with the increase of the photon energy for the potentials $V(r)$ which have singularities on the real axis. They experience exponential drop if $V(r)$ has poles in the complex plane. We trace the energy dependence of the ratios of the photoionization cross sections for $s$ and $p$ electrons from the states with the same principle quantum number. We apply the results to the physics of fullerenes.Comment: 14 page

Photoionization of helium-like ions in asymptotic nonrelativistic region

The cross section for single K-shell ionization by a high-energy photon is evaluated in the next-to-leading order of the nonrelativistic perturbation theory with respect to the electron-electron interaction. The screening corrections are of particular importance for light helium-like ions. Even in the case of neutral He atom, our analytical predictions turn out to be in good agreement with the numerical calculations performed with the use of the sophisticated wave functions. The universal high-energy behavior is studied for the ratio of double-to-single photoionization cross sections. We also discuss the fast convergence of the perturbation theory over the reversed nuclear charge number 1/Z.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure. to be published in Physics Letters

About universal scalings in double K-shell photoionization

We discuss the problem of the universal scalings in the double ionization of atomic K-shell electrons caused by absorption of a single photon. In particular, we envisage the following questions: Under which conditions and up to which accuracy the universal scalings are realized? Does it make sense to talk about different physical mechanisms in the double-ionization process? Finally, we present also the theoretical analysis of recent experimental measurements performed on neutral atoms. As a testing ground, QED perturbation theory is employed.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

High-energy two-electron capture with emission of a single photon

We investigate the two-electron capture with emission of a single photon to the ground state in the Coulomb field of a heavy nucleus in its collision with a light atom. Describing electron-electron interactions in the bound state perturbatively, we obtained an analytical formula for the high-energy limit of the cross section. In combination with previous results obtained in the same approach we calculated the cross section in a broad interval of energies of the collision. We show that the amplitude of the process at high energy depends on the behavior of the bound state wave function near the triple coalescence point. We analyze the properties of the approximate wave functions which are necessary for the description of the high-energy limit