Photoionization of Atomic Chlorine

Abstract

The experimental ion-yield curve for photoionization of atomic chlorine from the ionization threshold (∼ 956.1 Å) to 750 Å is reported. Three autoionizing series converging to the ${}_{}{}^1{}_{}{}^{}D_2^{}{}_{}{}^{}$ ionic state and two series converging to the ${}_{}{}^1{}_{}{}^{}S_0^{}{}_{}{}^{}$ state are observed. The results are compared to existing many-body calculations.