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Cross sections for electron scattering from furan molecules: Measurements and calculations

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Atomic Physics Group, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdansk University of Technology, ulica G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk (Poland)

Electron-scattering cross sections have been determined for the furan (C{sub 4}H{sub 4}O) molecule, both experimentally and theoretically. An absolute total cross section (TCS) has been measured over energies from 0.6 to 400 eV using a linear electron-transmission method. The TCS energy function is dominated with a very broad enhancement, between 1.2 and 9 eV; on the low-energy side, some resonant structures are visible. Integral elastic (ECS) and ionization (ICS) cross sections have been also calculated up to 4 keV in the additivity rule approximation and the binary-encounter-Bethe approach, respectively. Their sum, ECS+ICS, is in a very good agreement with the measured TCS above 70 eV.

OSTI ID:
21450553
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 82; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English