Abstract.We have investigated the cross section for inner (5p) shell ionization of barium by high energy (6 keV) electron impact. The target atoms were in the ground state and in the laser excited metastable 6s 5d(l'3D) state, respectively. Comparison of the relative ionization cross sections yields information on the configuration mixed wave functions of neutral and ionic barium.
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