The singlet S-wave resonances of He atom in dense quantum plasmas

Abstract

The singlet S-wave resonances of the He atom embedded in dense quantum plasmas are investigated by applying the complex-coordinate rotation method. The modified Debye–Hückel potential is used to model the effective interactions of the test atom in a dense quantum plasma environment. The explicitly correlated Hylleraas configuration-interaction basis function is employed to take into account the electron correlation effect. The first ten S-wave resonance states of the He atom below the N = 2 thresholds of the He+ ion are calculated, and the resonance energies and widths at a variety of screening parameters are obtained with high accuracy. The plasma screening effect on the expectation values of the radial and angular physical quantities are analyzed for the first time.