Photoelectron Angular Distributions ofsElectrons in Open-Shell Atoms

Abstract

It is shown that the photoelectron angular distribution of $s$ electrons in an open-shell atom, having outer configuration $n{s}^{2}n{p}^q$, is not described by the asymmetry parameter $\beta =2\mathrm{}$, as predicted by more approximate theories, but has dramatic variations with energy even within $\mathrm{LS}$ coupling. Calculations for the $3s$ subshell in Cl are presented as an example.