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Theoretical study on KLL dielectronic and higher-order recombination of

boron-like isoelectronic sequence
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Theoretical study on KLL dielectronic and higher-order recombination of

boron-like isoelectronic sequence
L Y Xie1*, S M Lu1, D H Zhang1, J Jiang1, Z W Wu1 and C Z Dong1

1
Key Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Physics and Functional Materials of Gansu Province, College of Physics and
Electronic Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China.

Synopsis The K-shell dielectronic (DR), trielectronic (TR), and quadruelectronic (QR) recombination have
been systematically studied for highly charged B-like ions with Z=14-50 by using the FAC code. Strong config-
uration mixing are found that significant influence the Auger rate, and TR strengths, and leads to irregular
changes of TR/DR strength ratio along B-like sequence.

DR and higher-order processes with the ac-
tive excitation of more than one electron may
contribute considerably to recombination of
highly charged ions and affect plasma parame-
ters noticeably [1]. Lots of experimental and
theoretical studies have focused on the DR and
urement [4] for Si9+ ion. In the case of Si9+, the
DR peaks are strongly mixed with TR peaks,
experimental measurements are much difficult,
and the high possible energy resolution is re-
quired to resolve TR within the DR forest [3].
2.5
(a)
Total resonant strength

higher-order resonant recombination process. 2.0

(10-19 cm2.eV)

For example, Beilmann et al [1] recently stud- 1.5

ied the DR and the higher-order TR, and QR 1.0

processes for Li- to O-like Ar, Fe, and Kr ions

0.5
at high electron energy resolution in electron 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
0.8
beam ion traps, and found that the TR process 0.7
This work (b)
MCDF[1]
0.6
contributes about 10% to the total recombina- MCDF[4]
Ratio TR/DR

0.5 FAC[4]
EBIT[1]
tion cross section in most cases, and its relative 0.4
0.3
EBIT[4]
Ratio QR/DR
strength decrease with increasing Z. 0.2
0.1
In the present work, KLL inter-shell resonant 0.0

recombination processes are systematically cal- 16 20 24 28 32 36

Atomic number Z
40 44 48

culated for B-like ions with Z=14-50 by using

the flexible atomic code (FAC) [2] based on the
relativistic configuration interaction approach.
The detailed resonant energy, resonant strength,
Auger rate, cross section is obtained and com-
pared with the previous results. Strong configu-
ration interaction is found between the reso-
nance states with the same parity and total an-
gular momentum. Such strong configuration
interactions is responsible for energy-level
crossing, and the great enhancement of the TR
strength, and result in an irregular change of the
TR/DR strength ratio at Z=22-25 region along
the B-like sequence. In Fig.1, the total resonant
strength (10-19 cm2.eV) and the TR/DR strength
ratio are plotted for B-like ions. Our calculated
TR/DR strength ratio is in good agreement with
experimental results [1] for Ar13+ and Fe21+ ions.
Larger differences are found between the pre-
sent results and previous calculations and meas-
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*
E-mail: xiely@nwnu.edu.cn
Figure 1. (a) The total resonant strength (10-19 cm2.eV)
(DR+TR+QR) for B-like isoelectronic sequence ions. (b)
The calculated TR/DR strength ratio are compared with
experimental and other theoretical results [1,4].
The work was supported by the National Key
Research and Development Program of China under
Grant No.2017YFA0402300, and the Natural Sci-
ence Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1530142,
11564036, 11774292, 11464042, 1874051) and the
Fund of NWNU (NWNU-LKQN-15-3).
References
[1] Beilmann C et al 2013 Phys. Rev. A 88
062706
[2] Gu M F 2008 Can. J. Phys. 86 675
[3] Schnell M et al 2003 Phys. Rev. Lett. 91
043001
[4] Baumann T M et al 2014 Phys. Rev. A 90
052704

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