ISSN:
1572-9540
Keywords:
antiproton
;
antiprotonic helium
;
metastable states
;
Auger decay
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Auger decay rates of the metastable antiprotonic helium 3,4He $${\bar p}$$ e are calculated. The variational method and solution of coupled differential equations are combined to determine the initial metastable state wave function. Besides metastable states, the calculation reveals specific short-lived states of the antiprotonic helium with an essentially different structure of the wave function. An effect of mixture of the wave functions is taken into account to calculate the decay rate for a few metastable states, which are close in energy to the short-lived ones.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012647711612
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