Transition Matrix Elements for Large Momentum or Energy Transfer
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1967
Abstract
The radial matrix element M=0 Rkl′(r)jL(qr)Rnl(r)r2dr, which appears in collision theory and photon absorption (L=1, q∼0), has been studied in the past for hydrogenic wave functions. Its behavior for large q or large k is now shown to depend only on the expansion of the wave functions near the nucleus and on an application of selection rules. For large q, the trend is Mq-(l+l′+4) and for large k and normalization per unit energy, M
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review
First Page
68
Last Page
70
Recommended Citation
Rau, A., & Fano, U. (1967). Transition Matrix Elements for Large Momentum or Energy Transfer. Physical Review, 162 (1), 68-70. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.162.68