Quasiclassical calculation of the cross sections for resonant vibrational excitation of the molecules N/sub 2/ and CO
Journal Article
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· 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
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Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Collision Phenomena
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
VIBRATIONAL STATES
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Collision Phenomena
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
VIBRATIONAL STATES