Sudden interchannel interaction in the Tl 6p ionization above the 5d threshold

Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Dec 11;85(24):5074-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5074.

Abstract

The linear magnetic dichroism in the angular distribution of Tl 5d and 6p photoelectrons and their dynamical spin polarization have been measured between hnu = 30 and 50 eV. In contrast to the Xe 5p photoionization at the 4d threshold, our results show that above the Tl 5d threshold strong interchannel coupling effects induce a sudden increase in the asymptotic phase difference of the s and d waves for the Tl 6p ionization. This shows that the valence excitation is different for resonant (Xe 4d) and nonresonant (Tl 5d) excitation from subvalence shells.