Kar Ho

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Dispersion coefficients for interactions between hydrogen and helium atoms with Coulomb and
screened Coulomb potentials
Sabyasachi Kar, Y K Ho and Zishi Jiang
2011 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 44 165004 doi:10.1088/0953-4075/44/16/165004
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We have carried out calculations to investigate Van der Waals two-body dispersion
coefficients C 8, C 10 and C 12 for the H(1s 2S)He(1s 21S) system with screened Coulomb interactions in the
framework of a powerful computational technique. The dispersion coefficients for different screening parameters
ranging from 0 to 1 a 1 0 are reported. In the unscreened case, the C 12 coefficient is reported for the first time in
the literature.
Resonances in electronhydrogen scattering in Debye plasmas

Sabyasachi Kar and Y K Ho
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We have investigated the influence of Debye plasmas on resonance states in electronhydrogen scattering using
highly correlated exponential wavefunctions in the framework of the stabilization method. Resonance parameters
(resonance positions and widths) below the N = 2 H threshold are reported for selected screening parameters.
Critical values of the screening parameters are reported from which S, P, D Feshbach resonances are
transformed to shape resonances. Behaviour of the resonance widths obtained from this work as a function of
screening parameters is in agreement with the recently reported work for weaker screening, but not in close
agreement with those for stronger screening.
Strong dc electric-field effects on the lowest doubly excited singlet states of helium using highly
correlated exponential wavefunctions
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We have investigated the dc electric-field effect on the doubly excited 2s 21S e, 2s2p 1P and 2p 21D e states of a
helium atom using highly correlated exponential wavefunctions in the framework of the complex-coordinate
rotation method. Strong electric-field strengths up to F = 0.01 au are used in our present study. Block matrices up
to L max = 6 (I states) are used to investigate the convergence behaviour for the resonance parameters (resonance
energy and width). When the external electric field is turned on, the 'classic' Stark effect is observed for the M = 0
components of those two neighbouring 2p 21D eand 2s2p 1P states. Our results are in good accord with the
results in the literature.
Doubly excited P, D and F unnatural parity states of hydrogen negative ion using correlated
wavefunctions
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We have investigated the doubly excited 1,3P e, 1,3D and 1,3F e states of the hydrogen negative ion using highly
accurate correlated wavefunctions. The doubly excited 2p 2 3P e metastable bound state (so-called second bound
state) energy of H is obtained using the Ritz variational principle. The upper bound of the energy of the
2p 2 3P e bound states is 0.125 355 451 242 au, which is comparable with the available best results 0.125 355
451 24 (Bylicki M and Bednarz E 2003 Phys. Rev. A 67 022503). We employ the complex-coordinate rotation
method to extract resonance parameters. The resonance parameters (both resonance position and width) of
H for 1,3P e, 1,3D below the n = 3, 4, 5, and 6 thresholds and 1,3F estates below the n = 4, 5, and 6 thresholds are
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Isotope shift for the 1De autodetaching resonance in H and D

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The doubly excited 1D e resonance state of H below the n = 2 threshold has been investigated using highly
correlated exponential basis functions in the framework of the complex- coordinate rotation method. The
resonance energies and widths for this system having infinite, finite proton and deuteron, nuclear masses are
reported. The resonance energies and widths are in excellent agreement with the experimental results. The
isotope shift of the 1D e resonance of H and D , measured from the respective ground state, is also compared
with experimental determination.
Effect of screened Coulomb potentials on the resonance states of two-electron highly stripped
atoms using the stabilization method
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Resonance states of C 4+, O 6+, Ne 8+ ions interacting with screened Coulomb potentials have been investigated
using the stabilization method. We employ highly correlated exponential basis functions for S-, P-state
calculations and employ CI-type basis functions for D-state calculations. We report a total of seven S-wave
resonances of which four belong to 2s ns ( n= 2, 3, 4, 5) series and three belong to the 2p np ( n = 2, 3, 4) series.
In addition, a total of eight P-wave resonances of which three belong to 2s np + ( n = 2, 3, 4), three belong to the
2s np ( n = 3, 4, 5) series, two belong to the 2p nd ( n = 3, 4) and the lowest D-wave resonance for each
systems and each screening parameters below the n = 2 thresholds of the respective subsystems are reported.
In the unscreened case, we have found some resonance states that have not been reported before. In the...
Resonance states of three self-gravitating bosons and fermions below the N = 3 threshold of the
two-body subsystem
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The resonance states of systems consisting of three identical bosons and three fermions interacting with an
attractive 1/ rpotential are investigated using highly correlated exponential basis functions. The method of
complex-coordinate rotation is used to extract energies and widths for the resonances lying below the N = 3
excited state threshold of the respective two-body subsystem. We have obtained a total of 24 S-wave
resonances for the three-boson system and a total of 19 S-wave resonances in total spin-3/2 (the 4S state) and a
total of 15 S-wave resonances in total spin-1/2 (the 2S state) below the N =3 threshold. For the resonances
associated with the N = 3 threshold, we have obtained two, three and four series of Rydberg states for the threeboson system, three-fermion system for 2S states and three-fermion system for 4S states, respectively. The
resonance energies and widths of these states for the t...
Doubly excited 1,3Pe meta-stable bound states and resonance states of helium in weakly coupled
plasmas

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The doubly excited 1,3P e meta-stable bound states and resonance states of helium embedded in weakly coupled
plasmas are calculated using Slater orbital basis functions. The plasma effects are taken care of by using the
screened Coulomb potential obtained from the Debye model. We have calculated the 2p np 1P e ( n = 3, 4) and
2p np 3P e ( n = 2, 3, 4) meta-stable bound state energies of He in plasmas for various Debye lengths. In addition,
a total of ten resonances (five each for1P e and 3P e states) below the N = 3 He + thresholds has also been
obtained by calculating the density of states using a stabilization method. For the 1P e states, this includes three
members from the 3p np ( n = 4, 5, 6) series, and two members from the 3d nd ( n = 4, 5) series. For the 3P e st...
Doubly excited inter-shell P-wave resonances of helium in weakly coupled plasmas

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We have investigated the doubly excited 1,3P o resonance states of helium embedded in weakly coupled plasmas.
A screened Coulomb potential obtained from the Debye model is used to represent the interaction between the
charge particles. A correlated wavefunction consisting of a generalized exponential expansion has been used to
represent the correlation effect. A total of 18 resonances (9 each for 1P o and 3P o states) below the n = 2
He + thresholds has been estimated by calculating the density of states using a stabilization method. For each
spin state, this includes four members in the 2s np +(2 n 5) series, three members in the 2s np (3 n 5)
series, and two members from 2p nd( n = 3, 4) series. The resonance energies and widths for various Debye
parameters ranging from infinity to a small value for these1,3P o ...
S-wave resonances in the positronhydrogen system with screened Coulomb potentials

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We have made a first calculation for S-wave resonances in positronhydrogen scattering under the influence of
Debye plasma environments. A screened Coulomb potential obtained from the Debye model is used to represent
the interaction between the nucleus, the electron and the positron. Hylleraas-type wavefunctions are used to
represent the correlation effect between the charge particles. The stabilization method is used to calculate the
density of resonance states, from which resonance energies and widths are deduced. We have found two
resonances of which one is associated with the hydrogenn = 2 threshold, and the other one is found lying below
the Ps(2S) threshold. The resonance parameters (energies and widths) calculated for various Debye lengths are
reported.
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PRA2 citations
Borromean windows for H+2 with screened Coulomb potentials

Sabyasachi Kar and Y. K. Ho
Phys. Rev. A 86, 014502 Published 5 July 2012
We have carried out calculations to search Borromean windows for the

bound Fand G states of the H+2 system, where the nuclei and the electrons interact
through a screened Coulomb (Yukawa-type) potential. The bound F and G state
energies for different values of the screening parameters are obtained using
correlated exponential wave functions in the framework of the Ritz variational
principle. The critical values of the screening parameters for the
bound F and Gstates are reported for which the H+2 system is stable, while all the
possible fragments are unbound; that is, it shows windows for Borromean binding.
PRA4 citations
Shape resonance in the Ps system

We have searched for S-wave shape resonances in the Ps system. The calculations
are carried out in the framework of the complex-coordinate rotation method using
both Hylleraas-type wave functions involving powers of interparticle coordinates, and
the exponential correlated wave functions. We have located an S-wave shape
resonance lying above the Ps (N = 2) threshold. By changing the mass of the
positively charged particle from one unit of the electron mass to infinitely heavy, we
have traced this resonance pole from Ps to H. Results for the shape resonance in
H are comparable with the available results in the literature.
PRA6 citations
Polarizabilities of two-electron positive ions with screened Coulomb potentials

Zishi Jiang, Sabyasachi Kar, and Y. K. Ho
We have carried out calculations of the polarizabilities of the two-electron positive

ions Li+, Be2+, B3+, C4+, N5+, and O6+ interacting with screened Coulomb
potentials. Highly accurate correlated exponential wave functions are used to
represent correlation effects on the charged particles. The dipole, quadrupole, and
octupole polarizabilities for the screening parameters in the range 0 1a10are
reported. Reported results for the unscreened case are comparable with the
available results and for the screened case show some interesting behavior with
increasing nuclear charge.
PRA6 citations
Doubly excited 1,3Pe resonance states of helium and the hydrogen negative
ion interacting with Coulomb and screened Coulomb potentials
Phys. Rev. A 83, 042506 Published 13 April 2011
We have investigated the doubly excited 1,3Pe resonance states of helium and the
hydrogen negative ion interacting with Coulomb and screened Coulomb potentials
using exponential correlated wave functions. In the pure Coulomb case, calculations
have been carried out by using the complex-coordinate rotation and the stabilization
method. The 1Pe resonance states of He below the N= 3, 4, and 5 thresholds of He+,
and the 3Pe resonance states of He below the N= 3 thresholds of He+, are reported.
The 5p2 3Pe state, which has attracted recent interest, is also reported and
discussed. In the screened Coulomb case, we have used the stabilization method to
obtain two different series (3pnp and 3dnd) of resonance states below the N= 3
He+ threshold as a function of the screening parameters. Resonance widths for the
3dnd series show some interesting behaviors. The resonance parameters (position
and width) for helium and the hydrogen negation ion as functions of the screening
parameters are reported.
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Comment on Doubly excited bound and resonance (3Pe) states of helium

Phys. Rev. A 82, 036501 Published 22 September 2010
Recently a study [J. K. Saha and T. K. Mukherjee, Phys. Rev. A 80, 022513 (2009)] on
the doubly excited 3Pe states of helium reports some resonance states that are not in
conformity with previously published works [Y. K. Ho and A. K. Bhatia, Phys. Rev.
A 47, 2628 (1993)]. Owing to discrepancies between the works, we investigate the
resonance parameters (positions and widths) of the doubly excited Feshbach
resonances of the 3Pe symmetries associated with N = 3, 4, and 5 He+ thresholds
using a different choice of correlated wave functions in the framework of the
complex-coordinate rotation method and the stabilization method. Resonance
parameters below the N=4 and N=5 He+thresholds obtained from the present
calculations are not consistent with the results and discussions made in the recent
work. Here we point out an error in assessment made by Saha and Mukherjee in an
earlier work as well as the lack of numerical accuracy of the results for some highlying doubly excited states reported by Saha and Mukherjee. The bound 2p2
3Pe
and 2p3p3Pe state energies obtained from this calculation are consistent with
the best reported results but not with the reported values of Saha and Mukherjee.
PRA11 citations
Dispersion coefficients for interactions between helium atoms in Debye

plasmas
Phys. Rev. A 81, 062506 Published 11 June 2010
Effect of Debye plasmas on the dispersion coefficients C8, C10, and C12 for
interactions between atoms has been investigated using highly accurate correlated
exponential basis functions. In the free-atom case, the dispersion C12coefficient and
the hexadecapole polarizability for helium are reported. The dispersion coefficients,
hexadecapole polarizability, and 1s5g 1Ge state energy of helium for different
screening parameters are also reported.
PRA8 citations
Multipole polarizabilities of helium and the hydrogen negative ion with

Coulomb and screened Coulomb potentials
Phys. Rev. A 80, 062511 Published 10 December 2009
We have carried out calculations of multipole polarizabilities of helium and the

hydrogen negative ion interacting with pure Coulomb and screened Coulomb
potentials using highly accurate correlated exponential wave functions with
exponent generated by a quasirandom process. The dipole, quadrupole, and
octupole polarizabilities for the ground 1s2 S1e state for different screening
parameters starting from infinity (pure Coulomb case) to small values of the
screening parameters, are reported. The octupole polarizability of the hydrogen
negative ion is reported for the first time in the literature. The bound 4F1 state
energy of helium for different screening parameters are also reported.
PRA11 citations
Doubly excited nonautoionizing P, D, and F states of helium with Coulomb and

screened Coulomb potentials
We have investigated the doubly excited P1,3e, D1,3o, and F1,3e nonautoionizing
states of helium atom with Coulomb and screened Coulomb (Yukawa) potentials in
the framework of Ritz variational principle. Highly accurate correlated exponential
wave functions with exponents generated by a quasirandom process are used to
represent the correlation effect. For the Coulomb case, the metastable boundexcited 2pnp P1e (3n5), 2pnp P3e (2n5), 2pnd D1,3o (3n9),
and 2pnf F1,3e (4n9) states energies are reported. Our upper-bound results for
the 2pnd D1o (3n7), 2pnf F1e (4n8), D3o and F3e states are the lowest
values up to this date. For the screened Coulomb case, the lower-lying metastable
bound states energies for different screening parameters and for each spin states
are also reported.
PRA9 citations
Ratio of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of plasma-embedded

helium atoms at x-ray energies
Phys. Rev. A 77, 022713 Published 28 February 2008
The asymptotic ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of plasmaembedded helium atoms at very high but nonrelativistic photon energies are
calculated for different shielding parameters that are based on the Debye model for
weakly coupled plasmas. The ratio of double-to-single photoionization for free atom
is determined as 1.644%, in good agreement with the synchrotron measurements.
The asymptotic ratio of double-to-single photoionization cross sections for different
screening parameters are reported.
PRA7 citations
Resonance states of three self-gravitating bosons and fermions

Phys. Rev. A 76, 032711 Published 18 September 2007
The resonance states of the systems consisting of three identical bosons and of three
fermions interacting with an attractive 1/r potential are investigated using highly
correlated exponential basis functions. The method of complex-coordinate rotation is
used to extract energies and widths for the resonances lying below the n=2 excited
state threshold of the respective two-body subsystem. For the system consisting of
three identical bosons, we have obtained a total of 12 S-wave resonances. It is
concluded that nine of them belong to one series of Rydberg states. For the system
consisting of three fermions, we have obtained a total of 23 S-wave resonances in
total spin three-halfs (the S4 state) and 17 S-wave resonances total spin one-half
(the S2 states). The resonances for the S4states belong to three different series,
while those for the S2 states belong to two Rydberg series. The resonance energies
and widths of these states for the three-body self-gravitating bosons and fermions
are reported.
PRA26 citations
Bound states and resonance states of the plasma-embedded ppmolecular

ion
We have investigated the effect of weakly coupled hot plasmas on the bound states
and resonance states of the pp molecular ion. The plasma effect is taken care of by
employing a screened Coulomb (Yukawa-type) potential, and highly correlated wave
functions are used. The Se1 and Po3 resonances of the ppmolecular ion in plasmas
for different screening parameters below the p(2S)threshold are calculated using
the stabilization method. The bound Se1 and Po3state energies of the pp molecular
ion are determined using a variational method. The p(1S) and p(2S) threshold
energies for various screening parameters are also reported here.
PRA25 citations
Doubly excited Po1,3 resonance states of Ps in weakly coupled plasmas

Phys. Rev. A 73, 032502 Published 2 March 2006
The Po1,3 resonance states of positronium negative ions embedded in dense plasma
environments are determined by calculating the density of resonance states using
the stabilization method. A screened Coulomb potential obtained from the Debye
model is used to represent the interaction between the charge particles, together
with employing highly correlated wave functions to represent the correlation effect
between them. We have calculated one Po1 and two Po3resonances associated with
and below the n=2 threshold of the positronium atom. The resonance energies and
widths for various Debye lengths ranging from infinity to a small value are reported.
PRA Rapid Communication34 citations
Doubly excited 2s2p Po1,3 resonance states of helium in dense plasmas

Phys. Rev. A 72, 010703(R) Published 29 July 2005
We have made an investigation on the 2s2p Po1,3 resonance states of helium

embedded in dense plasma environments. A screened Coulomb potential obtained
from the Debye model is used to represent the interaction between the charge
particles. A correlated wave function consisting of a generalized exponential
expansion has been used to represent the correlation effect. Resonance energies and
widths for the doubly excited He embedded in plasmas with various Debye lengths
are determined using the stabilization method by calculating the density of
resonance states. The resonance energies and widths for various Debye parameters
ranging from infinity to a small value for the lowest Po1,3 resonance states are
reported.
PRA39 citations
Ground state and resonance state of Ps in plasmas with various Debye

lengths
Phys. Rev. A 71, 052503 Published 11 May 2005
We have made an investigation on the resonances for positronium negative

ion Ps in various model plasma environments. The 2s2Se1 autoionization resonance
state in Ps ion is determined by calculating the density of resonance states using
the stabilization method. We have also performed accurate variational calculations to
obtain ground-state energy eigenvalues of Ps for various Debye lengths. A
screened Coulomb potential obtained from the Debye model is used to represent the
interaction between the charged particles. A correlated wave function has been used
to represent the correlation effect between the three charge particles. The calculated
resonance energies and widths for various Debye parameters ranging from infinity to
a small value along with the ground-state energies are reported.
PRE47 citations
Autoionizing Se1 resonance of H in Debye plasma environments

Phys. Rev. E 70, 066411 Published 30 December 2004
We have made an attempt to investigate atomic resonances in various Debye

plasma environments. The 2s2Se1 autoionization resonance for a two-electron
system H is determined by calculating the density of resonance states using the
stabilization method. Highly correlated Hylleraas-type wave functions are used to
represent the correlation effects between the three charged particles. The calculated
resonance energies and widths for the various Debye parameters ranging from
infinity to a small value are reported.
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One- and two-photon ionization of hydrogen atom embedded in Debye plasmas

T. N. Chang, T. K. Fang and Y. K. Ho
Phys. Plasmas 20 , 092110 (2013) ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4821123
We present a detailed analysis of the plasma-induced resonance-like atomic structures near
theionization threshold in one- and two-photon ionization of hydrogen atom. Such resonance-like
structures result from the migration of the upper bound excited states of bound-bound atomic transitions
into the continuum due to the less attractive screened Coulomb potential which simulates the external
environmental effect for an atom embedded in Debye plasma. The change from the resonance-like
narrow structures into broad continuous spectra as the plasma effect increases could be accounted for
by the overlap between the respective wavefunctions of the atomic electron in the initial state and its
corresponding outgoing ionized state in the continuum.
Doubly excited P-wave resonance states of H in Debye plasmas
L. G. Jiao and Y. K. Ho
We investigate the doubly excited P-wave resonance states of H system in Debye plasmas modeled by
static screened Coulomb potentials. The screening effects of the plasma environment on resonance
parameters (energy and width) are investigated by employing the complex-scaling method with
Hylleraas-type wave functions for both the shape and Feshbach resonances associated with the H(N=2
to 6) thresholds. Under the screening conditions the H(N) threshold states are no longer ldegenerate and
all the H resonance energy levels are shifted away from their unscreened values toward the continuum.
The influence of Debye plasmas on resonance widths has also been investigated. The shape resonance
widths are broadened with increasing plasma screening strength whereas the Feshbach resonance widths
would generally decrease. Our results associated with the H(N=2) and H(N=3) thresholds are compared
with others in the literature.
Investigation of charge transfer and ionization in He-like systems (Li +, Be2+, B3+, C4+, N5+,
O6+)-hydrogen atom collisions in Debye plasmas
M. K. Pandey, Y.-C. Lin and Y. K. Ho
The charge transfer and ionization cross sections have been calculated for He-like system
(Li+ Be2+B3+ C4+ N5+ O6+) and hydrogen atom collisions in Debye plasmas for energies ranging from 1 to
500keV using the classical trajectory Monte Carlo method. Interactions of the active electrons with the
projectile ions have been described by model potentials. Cross sections are determined in both screening
and unscreening environments and a comparative study between both environments has been carried
out. In particular an interesting feature of sudden increase in the ionization cross sections at lower
velocities is also observed in all the systems like pandey et al. [M. K. Pandey et
al.Phys. Plasmas 19 062104 (2012)] calculations for O8+ + H collision. The feature of sudden increase
in ionization cross sections at lower velocities and the effect of plasmas condition on it are explained in
terms of the classical trajectory framework. We have found the cross sections for both capture
and ionization are dependence on Debye screening lengths throughout the collision energies range but
are particularly pronounced at low projectile collisions energies. The calculated cross sections for the
unscreened case are found in reasonable agreement with available experimental and theoretical results.
Cross sections of charge exchange and ionization in O 8+ +H collision in Debye plasmas

M. K. Pandey, Y.-C. Lin and Y. K. Ho
Charge exchange and ionization processes in O8+ +H collision system in a Debye plasma are studied
using the classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) method in the collision energy ranging from 1keV/amu
to 500keV/amu. Total charge exchange and ionization cross sections have been determined in both
screening and unscreening environments. In the unscreened case partial cross sections for transfer into
individual n shells of the projectile have also been determined. An interesting and remarkable feature of
sudden increase in the ionization cross sections at lower velocities is discussed in terms of the CTMC
framework. Results are analyzed in light of available theoretical and experimental results. The cross
sections dependencies on Debye screening lengths have been investigated and plasma screening effect
on charge exchange and ionization cross sections has been found throughout the collision energies range
but is particularly pronounced at low projectile collision energies. The sudden rise in the ionization cross
sections towards lower energies is explained qualitatively in terms of the multiple encounter model.
Energies and transition wavelengths for Li II, Be III, B IV, C V embedded in Debye
plasmas
Zishi Jiang, Sabyasachi Kar and Y. K. Ho

We have carried out non-relativistic calculations to investigate the effect of Debye plasmas screening on
the doubly excited nonautoionizing
Pe and
13
Do states of Li II Be III B IV and C V using highly correlated
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exponential wave functions within the framework of Ritz variational principle. The 2p 2 3Pe2p3p 1Pe and
2p3d
Do states energies and wavelengths for the 2p3p 1Pe 2p3d 1Do 2p2 3Pe 2p3d 3Do 2p3p 3Pe
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2p3d Do and 2p3p 3Pe 2p3d 3Do transitions for different Debye lengths are reported. Comparisons are
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made with the existing results. Results for B IV and C V for different screening parameters are reported
for the first time in the literature. Transition wavelengths show interesting behavior with increasing
screening parameters and nuclear charge.
Quadrupole photoionization of hydrogen atoms in Debye plasmas

C. Y. Lin and Y. K. Ho
Although a great deal of effort has been devoted to investigating dipole photoionization of plasmaembedded atoms far less is known about the corresponding quadrupole transitions. In the present work
quadrupolephotoionization processes for the ground and excited states of hydrogen atoms in Debye
plasma are explored using the method of complex coordinate rotation. The plasma shielding effects on
the quadrupolephotoionization cross sections are reported for a variety of Debye screening lengths and
compared to the dipole results accordingly. Under the perturbation of plasma screening shape
resonances and Cooper-type minima occurring in both dipole and quadrupolephotoionization cross
sections are presented and discussed. Comparisons are made to other theoretical calculations for the
dipole photoionization with good agreement. The present quadrupole results are the first predictions for
hydrogen photoionization in Debye plasmas.
Combined effect of Debye plasma environment and external electric field on hydrogen
atom
S. Paul and Y. K. Ho
We consider weakly coupled plasmas characterized by DebyeHuckel model potential and an external
electric field along
z-axis. Due to plasma environment the energy levels of atom are shifted up bound
states are merged to continuum. For external electric field the excited energy levels also split up;
degenerate energyeigenvalues become nondegenerate. In the presence of external electric field energy
levels are shifted up and down except ground state. The ground stateenergy value is shifted only down.
Therefore it is very interesting to study the combined effect of plasmas and external electric field on a
simple atom (hydrogen). To calculate the energy levels and the corresponding states we expand the
wave function in terms of linear combination of the basis functions. The basis is generated by hydrogenic
wave functions. Here we estimate various plasma surroundings and electric field strengths. We observe
converged results for the basis size 45 with angular momentum states up to eight.
Application of variational method for three-color three-photon transitions in hydrogen

atom implanted in Debye plasmas
Multiphoton processes where transparency appears have long fascinated physicists. Plasma screening
effects are investigated on three-color three-photon bound-bound transitions in hydrogen atom
embedded in Debye plasmas; where photons are linearly and circularly polarized two left circular and
one right circular. All possible combinations of frequency and polarization are considered. Analytical wave
functions are used for initial and final states along with the pseudostate wave functions for intermediate
states. The analytical wave functions are obtained from the modified wave functions for screening
Coulomb potential (Debye model) using Ritz variational method. Here we have found three-photon
transparency for lower values of Debye length. This type of phenomenon occurs due to energy level
shifting in the presence of Debye plasma environments. The description of resonance enhancements and
three-photon transparency is reported in the present context along with the region of resonance
enhancements and three-photon transparency.
Ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of helium atom embedded in

dense quantum plasmas at high nonrelativistic photon energies
Arijit Ghoshal and Y. K. Ho
An investigation on the asymptotic ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of the helium
atom (He) embedded in dense quantum plasmas at very high nonrelativistic photon energies has been
made. Exponential cosine-screened Coulomb potential has been used to represent the effective potential
of a test charge in a dense quantum plasma. Making use of highly correlated wave functions for the
ground states of He results of the asymptotic ratios
(R) of double-to-single photoionization cross
sections for the screening parameter in the range [0 0.5] a.u. are reported. The reported value of
the unscreened case confirms its established value. A comparative study of the behavior of
R for
R in weakly
coupled plasmas and in dense quantum plasmas has also been made.
Hydrogen atoms in Debye plasma environments

Plasma-screening effects are investigated on hydrogen atoms embedded in weakly coupled plasmas. In
the present context bound statewave functions are introduced related to the screening Coulomb
potential (Debye model) using the Ritz variation method. The bound energies are derived from an energy
equation which contains one unknown variational parameter. To calculate the parameter numerically
fixed-point iteration scheme is used. The calculated energyeigenvalues for various Debye lengths agree
well with the other available theoretical results. The radial wave functions and radial probability
distribution functions are presented for different Debye lengths. The outcomes show that the plasma
affects the embedded hydrogen atom.
Two-photon transitions in hydrogen atoms embedded in weakly coupled plasmas

The pseudostate method has been applied to calculate energyeigenvalues and corresponding
eigenfunctions of the hydrogen atom in Debye plasma environments. Resonant two-photon transition
rates from the ground state of atomic hydrogen to
2s and 3s excited states have been computed as a
function of photon frequency in the length and velocity gauges for different Debye lengths. A two-photon
transparency is found in correspondence to each resonance for
1s3s. The transparency frequency and
resonance enhancement frequency vary significantly with the Debye length.
Photodetachment of the hydrogen negative ion in weakly coupled plasmas

The effect of weakly coupled plasmas on photodetachment cross sections of the hydrogen negative ion is
investigated by using the asymptotic from of the bound statewave function and a plane wave form for
the final-state wave function. The Debye model is used to represent the plasma effects. The required
normalization constant is determined from highly accurate completely nonadiabatic wave functions for
H ion are
D=1.0.
the three-particle systems. Photodetachment cross sections for the plasma-embedded

calculated for different Debye lengths (D) ranging from infinite (pure Coulomb) to
Photoionization of Li and Na in Debye plasma environments

Satyabrata Sahoo and Y. K. Ho
A calculation of the photoionization cross sections is presented for alkali-metal atoms such as Li and Na
in plasma environments. The computational scheme is based on the complex coordinate rotation
method. A model potential formalism has been used to simplify the computational complexity of the
problems of making quantitative predictions of properties and interactions of many electron systems in
Debye plasmas. The plasma environment is found to appreciably influence the photoionization cross
sections. In this regard the photoionization cross sections of isolated atoms are also discussed that is
found to be in good agreement with the previous theoretical results. It is observed that the strong plasma
screening effect remarkably alters the photoionization cross sections near the ionization threshold. The
Cooper minimum in the photoionization cross sections of Na shifts toward the higher energy as the
plasma screening effect increases. For Li the Cooper minimum is uncovered in strong plasma
environments. This is the first time such structures have been determined.
Stark shifts and widths of a hydrogen atom in Debye plasmas

A. C. H. Yu and Y. K. Ho
A computational scheme has been developed and used to investigate the influence of the plasma
environments on modified atomic autoionization for isolated atoms/ions by using the complex coordinate
rotation method which is proved to be a very simple and powerful tool to analyze the position and the
width of a resonance. The Debye screening potential is employed to describe the effects of the plasma
environments. Stark shifts and widths on the ground state of hydrogen are reported for field strength up
F=0.12a.u. Slater-type basis wave functions are used to describe the system and angularmomentum states up to L=11 are included when the external electric field is turned on. Converged
to
results are obtained by using different maximum angular-momentum states. The modified autoionization
for various Debye lengths ranging from infinite to a small value of 0.86 are reported. It has been
observed that for a given temperature and under the influence of a given external electric field the
resonance energy and the autoionization width increase for increasing electron density in the plasma. A
discussion on the physical implication of our results is made.
Influence of plasma environments on photoionization of atoms

L. B. Zhao and Y. K. Ho
Within the framework of the method of the complex-coordinate rotation a computational scheme has
been developed to investigate influence of plasma environments on photoionization for atoms and
ionized atoms. The Debye screening potential is used to describe effects of the plasma environments.
Photoionization cross sections are reported for hydrogen and hydrogen-like helium in the ground states
and compared with the available data. Investigation shows that near the ionization thresholds
photoionization is sensitive to the plasma screening. The strong screening remarkably alters the
photoionization cross sections near the ionization thresholds. It is concluded that a great error may arise
if photoionization cross sections for isolated atoms or ions are employed for numerical simulations of
astrophysical and laboratory plasmas.
Electron bunch acceleration and trapping by the ponderomotive force of an intense

short-pulse laser
Q. Kong, S. Miyazaki, S. Kawata, K. Miyauchi, K. Nakajima, S. Masuda, N. Miyanaga and Y. K. Ho
By utilizing a pulsed laserbeam of
TEM(1 0)+TEM(0 1) mode it was found numerically for the first
time that an electron bunch can be effectively trapped by the transverse ponderomotive force in the
transverse direction and at the same time accelerated by the longitudinal ponderomotive force to about
I5.481018W/cm2. In addition the electron bunch size is

preferably small: at this laser intensity the electron bunch thickness is 10in the longitudinal direction
378 MeV at the laser peak intensity of
and the bunch radius is about 625 in the transverse direction.
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The positive ion temperature effect in magnetized electronegative plasma sheath with
two species of positive ions
A. K. Shaw, S. Kar and K. S. Goswami
The properties of a magnetized multi-component (two species of positive ions negative ions and
electrons) plasma sheath with finite positive ion temperature are studied. By using three fluid
hydrodynamic model and some dimensionless variables the ion (both lighter and heavier positive ions
and negative ions) densities the ion (only for positive ions) velocities and electric potential inside the
sheath are investigated. In addition the absence and presence of magnetic field and the orientation of
magnetic field are considered. It is noticed that with increase of positive ion temperature the lighter
positive ion density peaks increase only at the sheath edge and shift towards the sheath edge for both
absence and presence of magnetic field. For heavier positive ions in the absence of magnetic field the
density peaks increase at the sheath edge. But in the presence of magnetic field the density fluctuations
increase at the sheath edge. For both the cases the density peaks shift towards the sheath edge.
Numerical investigation of the ion temperature effect in magnetized plasma sheath with
two species of positive ions
A. K. Shaw, S. Kar, K. S. Goswami and B. J. Saikia
The effect of ion temperature magnitude of magnetic field and its orientation on a magnetized
plasmasheath consisting of electrons and two species of positive ions are investigated. Using three-fluid
hydrodynamic model and some dimensionless variables the dimensionless equations are obtained and
solved numerically. It is found that with the increase of the ion temperature and magnetic field strength
there is a significant change in ion densities and energies in the sheath. It is also noticed that increase of
magnetic field angle enhances the ion density near the sheath edge for a constant ion temperature. With
increase in ion temperature and magnetic field angle the lighter ion density near the sheath edge
enhances and reverses for the heavier ion species.
Excitation of electrostatic plasma waves using a dielectric covered metallic electrode

S. Kar and S. Mukherjee

Plasma response to high positive and negative voltage pulses is studied using pulsed capacitive
excitation in a uniform and unmagnetized plasma. The positive or negative voltage pulse is applied to a
metallic electrode covered by a dielectric (Kapton) film immersed in a low pressure argon plasma. The
pulse magnitude is much greater than the electron temperature (U 0kTe/e). Experiments are carried
out for different plasma parameters to find how the plasma perturbations propagate for various applied
pulse widths in comparison to ion plasma period (f1i). Plasma perturbations are studied by varying the
thickness of the dielectric. For positive pulse bias depending on the dielectric thickness excitation of
solitary electron holes or solitary ion holes are observed. For negative pulse bias varying the dielectric
thicknesses only ion rarefaction waves are excited.
Observation of plasma density dependence of electromagnetic soliton excitation by an

intense laser pulse
G. Sarri, S. Kar, L. Romagnani, S. V. Bulanov, C. A. Cecchetti, M. Galimberti, L. A. Gizzi, R.
Heathcote, R. Jung, I. Kourakis, J. Osterholz, A. Schiavi, O. Willi and M. Borghesi
The experimental evidence of the correlation between the initial electron density of the plasma and
electromagneticsoliton excitation at the wake of an intense (10 19 W/cm2) and short (1 ps) laser pulse is
presented. The spatial distribution of the solitons together with their late time evolution into post-solitons
is found to be dependent upon the background plasma parameters in agreement with published
analytical and numerical findings. The measured temporal evolution and electrostatic field distribution of
the structures are consistent with their late time evolution and the occurrence of multiple merging of
neighboring post-solitons.
Excitation of ion rarefaction waves in a low pressure plasma by applying a short high
negative voltage pulse
S. Kar, S. Mukherjee and Y. C. Saxena
The ion rarefaction response to a high negative voltage pulse (U 0 >> kT e /e) applied to a metal plate
immersed in a low pressure argon plasma for time duration lower than ion plasma period is
experimentally examined. In the present experiment the pulse duration is kept intermediate between the
ion and electron plasma response times. Such a pulse duration is chosen so that ions are collectively
undisturbed and according to general understanding no force is given to ions. Hence no ion rarefaction
wave should be excited. But contrary to the general understanding excitation of a rarefaction wave is
observed. The results indicate that the speed of the rarefaction waves for various conditions (like plasma
density applied pulse magnitude and pulse duration) is supersonic. After a distance from the exciter
(biased plate) typically three-fourth of the exciter diameter the rarefaction waves are turned into ion
acoustic waves. The experimental results indicate that even though the bias durations are shorter than
the ion plasma period if the bias magnitude is large enough some collective plasma behavior can still be
excited.
Conditions for efficient and stable ion acceleration by moderate circularly polarized
laser pulses at intensities of 1020 W/cm2
B. Qiao, M. Zepf, P. Gibbon, M. Borghesi, B. Dromey, S. Kar, J. Schreiber and M. Geissler
Conditions for efficient and stable ion radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) from thin foils by circularly
polarized laser pulses at moderate intensities are theoretically and numerically investigated. It is found
that the unavoidable decompression of the co-moving electron layer in Light-Sail RPA leads to a change
of the local electrostatic field from a bunching to a debunching profile ultimately resulting in
premature termination of ion acceleration. One way to overcome this instability is the use of a
multispecies foil where the high-Z ions act as a sacrificial species to supply excess co-moving electrons
for preserving stable acceleration of the lower-Z ion species. It is shown by 2D particle-in-cell simulations
that 100 MeV/u monoenergetic C6+ion beams are produced by irradiation of a CuC-mixed foil with laser
pulses at intensities 51020 W/cm2 which can be easily achieved by current day lasers.
Possible excitation of solitary electron holes in a laboratory plasma

S. Kar, S. Mukherjee, G. Ravi and Y. C. Saxena
Plasma response to a fast rising high positive voltage pulse is experimentally studied in a uniform and
unmagnetized plasma. The pulse is applied to a metallic disk electrode immersed in a low pressure argon
plasma (np109cm3 and
Te0.52eV) with the pulse magnitude U0 kTe/e where Te is the

electron temperature. Experiments have been carried out for various applied pulse widths p ranging
from less than 3f1i to greater than 3f1i where fi is the ion plasma frequency. For pulse widths less
than 3f1i potential disturbances are observed to propagate in two opposite directions from a location
different from the actual exciter (metal disk electrode) indicating the presence of a virtual source. For
3f1ithere is no indication of such virtual source. These disturbances

propagate with two phase speeds i.e. vp/ve=1.360.11 and 0.40.15 where ve is the electron
pulse widths equal or greater than
thermal speed. It is also observed that by increasing plasma density the speed of these disturbances
increases whereas the speed is independent of pulse magnitude. Analysis of these disturbances indicates
the excitation of solitary electron holes.
Measurements of fast electron scaling generated by petawatt laser systems

Tsuyoshi Tanimoto, H. Habara, R. Kodama, M. Nakatsutsumi, Kazuo A. Tanaka, K. L. Lancaster, J. S.
Green, R. H. H. Scott, M. Sherlock, Peter A. Norreys, R. G. Evans, M. G. Haines, S. Kar, M. Zepf, J.
King, T. Ma, M. S. Wei, T. Yabuuchi, F. N. Beg, M. H. Key, P. Nilson,R. B. Stephens, H. Azechi, K.
Nagai, T. Norimatsu, K. Takeda, J. Valente and J. R. Davies
Fast electron energy spectra have been measured for a range of intensities
between
1018 and 1021Wcm2 and for different target materials using electron spectrometers.
Several experimental campaigns were conducted on petawatt laser facilities at the Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory and Osaka University where the pulse duration was varied from
0.5to5ps relevant to
upcoming fast ignition integral experiments. The incident angle was also changed from normal incidence
to 40 in
p-polarized. The results confirm a reduction from the ponderomotive potential energy on fast
electrons at the higher intensities under the wide range of different irradiation conditions.
Magnetic field measurements in laser-produced plasmas via proton deflectometry

C. A. Cecchetti, M. Borghesi, J. Fuchs, G. Schurtz, S. Kar, A. Macchi, L. Romagnani, P. A. Wilson, P.
Antici, R. Jung, J. Osterholtz, C. A. Pipahl, O. Willi, A. Schiavi, M. Notley and D. Neely
51014W
cm2 have been measured using a deflectometry technique employing MeV laser-accelerated protons.
Large magnetic fields generated during laser-matter interaction at irradiances of
Azimuthal magnetic fields were identified unambiguously via a characteristic proton deflection pattern
45T in the outer coronal region. Comparison with

magnetohydrodynamic simulations confirms that in this regime the Te ne source is the main field
and found to have an amplitude of
generation mechanism while additional terms are negligible.
Study of electron behavior in a pulsed ion sheath

S. Kar and S. Mukherjee
In many plasma processing applications like plasma immersion ion implantation(PIII) the substrate is
immersed in low pressureplasma and is biased with negative voltage pulses. In typical PIII the pulse
duration is much larger than the ion response time and hence the ion matrix sheath expands and ion
implantation happens on the biased substrate. It is assumed that for pulse duration shorter than ion
response times the ions remain stationary and electrons are repelled by the negative bias. In the present
investigation the negative pulse duration is varied between ion and electron plasma response times; so
as to study the electron behavior assuming ions are stationary. The results indicate that the electrons
that are lost to the walls come from the ion matrix sheath and probably from the bulk plasma as well.
The pulse duration when it is less than the ion response time plays a crucial role in determining the
number of electrons lost to the walls.
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Resonances in electronhydrogen scattering in Debye plasmas

Isotope shift for the 1De autodetaching resonance in H and D

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We have carried out calculations of the polarizabilities of the two-electron positive

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Ratios of double-to-single photoionization cross sections of helium atom embedded in

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Photoionization of Li and Na in Debye plasma environments

Stark shifts and widths of a hydrogen atom in Debye plasmas

Influence of plasma environments on photoionization of atoms

Electron bunch acceleration and trapping by the ponderomotive force of an intense

TEM(1 0)+TEM(0 1) mode it was found numerically for the first

I5.481018W/cm2. In addition the electron bunch size is

and the bunch radius is about 625 in the transverse direction.

Excitation of electrostatic plasma waves using a dielectric covered metallic electrode

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Observation of plasma density dependence of electromagnetic soliton excitation by an

Possible excitation of solitary electron holes in a laboratory plasma

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3f1ithere is no indication of such virtual source. These disturbances

Measurements of fast electron scaling generated by petawatt laser systems

Magnetic field measurements in laser-produced plasmas via proton deflectometry

45T in the outer coronal region. Comparison with

generation mechanism while additional terms are negligible.

Study of electron behavior in a pulsed ion sheath

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