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Quasiclassical calculation of the cross sections for resonant vibrational excitation of the molecules N/sub 2/ and CO

Journal Article · · Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5016709
We consider the vibrational excitation of a diatomic molecule from which a slow electron is scattered. A quasiclassical expression is proposed for the cross section of the process, in the form of the first term of the asymptotic expansion in the parameter (2M)/sup 1/2/ (M is the reduced mass of the nuclei, and h = m = e = 1). The calculated cross sections for scattering by molecular nitrogen and carbon monoxide are presented. The agreement between the quasiclassical calculation and the available numerical quantum calculations is satisfactory.
Research Organization:
Leningrad State University
OSTI ID:
5016709
Journal Information:
Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 55:2; ISSN SPHJA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English