Ionization of light atoms and ions during the nuclear $\beta^{-}$-decay

TL;DR

This paper develops a method using natural orbital expansions to calculate the probabilities of electron ionization in light atoms and ions during nuclear beta-minus decay, providing a new approach to understanding atomic behavior in nuclear processes.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel procedure based on natural orbital expansions to determine ionization probabilities during nuclear beta-minus decay.

Findings

Method successfully calculates final state ionization probabilities.

Applicable to light atoms and ions undergoing beta decay.

Enhances understanding of atomic ionization in nuclear processes.

Abstract

Ionization of light atoms and ions during the nuclear $\beta^{-}$-decay is considered. To determine the final state probabilities of electron ionization we have developed a procedure based on the natural orbital expansions for the bound state wave functions of all atoms/ions involved in this process.