Photoionization of He - a Field Theoretic Approach

The present paper deals with the field theoretic study of single ionization cross-sectionsσ$\text{}_{ph}$ and σ$\text{}_{C}$ of helium due to photoelectric effect and the Compton scattering, respectively, by photons of energy lying between 0-12 keV. In this energy range,σ$\text{}_{ph}$ gradually decreases with energy whileσ$\text{}_{C}$ gradually increases. There is a crossover point around 6.5 keV where σ$\text{}_{ph}$=σ$\text{}_{C}$=10$\text{}^{-24}$ cm$\text{}^{2}$. Near about this crossover point σ$\text{}_{ph}$ andσ$\text{}_{C}$ curves are like mirror images. The ratio σ$\text{}_{C}$/σ$\text{}_{ph}$ lies between 0.3 to 1.5 in the energy range under consideration. The present results are compared with existing theoretical results.