Many slow electrons in the field of a residual ion are shown to have Wannierlike stationary configurations. Solutions of the Schrodinger equation in this limited region of space are obtained and applied to the investigation of the cross section for multiple ionization near threshold. Numerical results are presented for double escape in several spin and angular momentum states and for triple escape in the *S and 4S states.
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