Theoretical studies of low energy electron - molecule collisions
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
With the additional degrees of freedom associated with nuclear motion, low energy e{sup {minus}} molecule collisions present a body of physics far richer than that found in electron-atom scattering. Numerical difficulties, however, make the problem much more difficult and ab initio theoretical studies of molecular collisions have lagged e{sup {minus}}-atom studies by a considerable amount. The author reviews recent progress in variational treatments of e{sup {minus}}-molecule scattering using the Kohn method, with particular emphasis on the low-energy region where target correlation and polarization effects are important. The author discusses recent studies of threshold vibrational excitation in H{sub 2} and CH{sub 4}, as well as studies of electronically inelastic scattering in Cl{sub 2} and H{sub 2}O.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 67848
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9310400--
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 38; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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