Influence of Increasing Nuclear Charge on the Rydberg Spectra of Xe, , and : Correlation, Term Dependence, and Autoionization
Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 1631 – Published 29 November, 1982
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.1631
Abstract
The first experimental-theoretical study of Rydberg autoionizing resonances along an isoelectronic sequence is presented. This analysis demonstrates the intimate connection between electron-electron correlation, term dependence, and autoionization and underscores the power of multichannel quantum-defect theory in analyzing complex spectra.