Vibrational excitation of molecules in electron scattering

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.46.1388· OSTI ID:7183068

Bijker, R ^[1]; Amado, R D ^[2]

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1. R. J. van de Graaff Laboratory, University of Utrecht, P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht (Netherlands)
2. Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (United States)

We derive the summed and averaged differential cross section for vibrational excitation of molecules in electron scattering in the framework of the algebraic-eikonal approach. The additional ingredient is that the {ital T}-matrix elements are derived in the mean-field approximation using intrinsic wave functions for the vibrational excitations.

• OSTI ID: 7183068
• Journal Information: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 46:3; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

664300* -- Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
COLLISIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
EIKONAL APPROXIMATION
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FUNCTIONS
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
VIBRATIONAL STATES
WAVE FUNCTIONS