Fully differential cross-section measurements for electron-impact ionization of neon and xenon

Abstract

We present a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the fully differential cross section for electron-impact ionization of neon and xenon. The experiments were performed under coplanar asymmetric kinematics, at intermediate incident electron energies, and for a range of scattered electron detection angles. The experimental results are compared with three calculations: a convergent close-coupling calculation, a distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA) calculation with inclusion of the Gamow factor, and a hybrid DWBA+R-matrix calculation. The comparison between the experimental and theoretical results highlights the importance of the description of postcollision interaction, and the results exhibit interesting orbital-dependent differences.