DataSet D123986

\[\mathrm{e}^- + \mathrm{Be}^{+} \; 3s \; {}^{2}\mathrm{S} \rightarrow \mathrm{Be}^{+} \; 3d \; {}^{2}\mathrm{D} + \mathrm{e}^-\]

Process EEX: Excitation
Data type cross section | uploaded on 2024-01-18
Comment Analytic fits to CCC calculations for electron-impact excitation collision strengths for Be+ as a function of energy in terms of threshold. The uncertainty in the original cross sections is 10 %, while the fitted ones have a total uncertainty of 15 %.
RecommendedYes
MethodCCC: Convergent close-coupling
Columns
  1. E /eV
  2. sigma /cm2
Threshold1.2179 eV
Ref
  • B227: Dipti, I. Bray, D. Fursa, H. Umer, C. Hill, Y. Ralchenko, "Recommended electron-impact excitation and ionization cross sections for Be II", Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables, 101634 (2024). [10.1016/j.adt.2023.101634]
DataDownload

Fitted Data

Fit Function
Details		 \[\Omega (x) = A_1^2 + \frac{A_2}{x} + \frac{A_3}{x^2} + \frac{A_4}{x^3} + \frac{A_5}{x^4}\]
Python 
def DF_fit_Be1(x, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6):
    """
    This function calculates the dimensionless collision strengths for electron 
    impact excitation of BeII.
    param x: requested electron-impact energy in threshold units
    type x: float, np.ndarray
    param Ai: fit coefficients
    type Ai: float
    """
    Omega = A1**2 + A2/x + A3/x**2 + A4/x**3 + A5/x**4
    return Omega
Data Typecollision strength
Fit Coefficients 
A1
 5.088e+00
A2
-8.170e+01
A3
 3.344e+02
A4
-4.436e+02
A5
 1.892e+02
x-range –