Resonance structure in the electron-impact detachment cross section of caused by the formation of

Abstract

Electrons have been scattered on in the energy range from 0 - 35 eV. A resonance structure in the detachment channel was observed at an energy of about 10 eV. To explain the structure, a potential curve was constructed from the isoelectronic ground-state potential curve and the repulsive Coulomb potential, and it is argued that the structure may be related to the population of a state. The state is predicted to decay primarily by electron emission since a large potential barrier prevents dissociation into .