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May 26, 2026Atoms1 citationsOpen Access

Electron Emission in Antiproton–Hydrogen Interactions Studied with the One-Centre Basis Generator Method

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JTJay Jay TsuiTKTom Kirchner

Key Points

  • This research aims to study how antiprotons induce electron emissions from hydrogen atoms using a novel computational method.
  • Utilized the one-centre Basis Generator Method in a semi-classical impact-parameter framework.
  • Employed a single-centre expansion of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation with pseudostate basis.
  • Projected time-evolved wavefunction onto Coulomb continuum states to derive energy-differential cross sections.
  • Obtained smooth energy-differential cross sections that align well with results from other pseudostate-based approaches.
  • Demonstrated effective representation of electronic continuum using Yukawa-regularized potential.
  • Evidence of accurate ionization probabilities reflected in total cross-section calculations.

Abstract

Electron emission from hydrogen atoms induced by antiproton impact at intermediate energies is investigated using the one-centre Basis Generator Method within a semi-classical impact-parameter framework. The formulation employs a single-centre expansion of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation with a pseudostate basis consisting of hydrogenic orbitals acted upon by powers of a Yukawa-regularized potential, providing a compact and effective representation of the electronic continuum. Ionization probabilities are obtained by projecting the time-evolved wavefunction onto Coulomb continuum states, from which energy-differential cross sections (EDCS) are extracted. Exponential piecewise functions are constructed to interpolate between the pseudostate eigenenergies, yielding smooth EDCS profiles for each partial wave. The total EDCS, reconstructed by summing over all partial-wave contributions, exhibits good agreement with results from other pseudostate-based approaches.

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Tsui et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a153b00b5d9c58d83e8d2a2https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms14060041
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