Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2011-02-02
Phys. Rev. A83:032722,2011
Physics
Atomic Physics
9 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.83.032722
In this paper we suggest a new approach for the multichannel Coulomb scattering problem. The Schr\"{o}dinger equation for the problem is reformulated in the form of a set of inhomogeneous equations with a finite-range driving term. The boundary conditions at infinity for this set of equations have been proven to be purely outgoing waves. The formulation {presented here} is based on splitting the interaction potential into a finite range core part and a long range tail part. The conventional matching procedure coupled with the integral Lippmann-Schwinger equations technique are used in the formal theoretical basis of this approach. The reformulated scattering problem is suitable for application in the exterior complex scaling technique: the practical advantage is that after the complex scaling the problem is reduced to a boundary problem with zero boundary conditions. The Coulomb wave functions are used only at a single point: if this point is chosen to be at a sufficiently large distance, on using the asymptotic expansion of Coulomb functions, one may completely avoid the Coulomb functions in the calculations. The theoretical results are illustrated with numerical calculations for two models.
Elander Nils
Volkov Mikhail V.
Yakovlev S. L.
Yarevsky E. A.
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