Cross Section Calculation of H–He Collisions using Three-Electron Close-Coupling Method

Abstract

The three-electron atomic-orbital close-coupling method is applied to H–He collision. The cross sections are calculated for projectile excitations to H(2 s) and H(2p), ionizations of projectile H, single ionization of target He, and electron capture for incident energy of 0.5–30 keV. Some basis sets are adopted to see the convergence behavior of the cross section for each process. The electron-exchange effect is essential to obtain reasonable results. Although the results have not yet reached convergence, the agreement with the experimental data is as good as previous calculations or better.