Photoionization of the CH radical

In addition,the near threshold features in the photoionization curve (which are absent in previous studies) are produced with high precision. A multichannel wavefunction based on R-matrix approach, which uses the configuration interaction (CI) method to describe electronic correlation, is carried out in the present calculations.

A set of B-spline orbitals is employed to represent the accurate continuum. The distinctive feature of the present calculations allows us to generate a more accurate description of the bound and continuum states than those employed before. Total photoionization cross sections from the ground state of CH radicals and partial cross sections corresponding to 1{pi}, 3{sigma}, and 2{sigma} states of CH+ ions are presented for photon energies ranging from threshold to 80eV.