Abstract
Complex quantum defects are used to compare theoretical studies which lead to a set of eigen quantum defects μα and associated transformation matrix Uiα with experimental studies which determine the resonance energies and the resonance widths of lines using the specific example of the ns'autoionizing Rydberg series of xenon. To calculate the resonance energies and the resonance widths, one first calculates a submatrix χcc, the closed- closed part of a smooth scattering matrixχ, for each set offμα and Uiα values available from different theoretical studies1 Then χcc, which has complex matrix elements, is diagonalized to obtain complex quantum defects as the diagonal elements. Finally, the resonance energies and the resonance widths are calculated from the real and imaginary parts, respectively, of the complex quantum defects. The results are compared with available experimental data2
© 1986 Optical Society of America
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