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Title: Electron scattering from N₂ below 30 eV. Rotationally-inelastic and momentum-transfer cross sections

Abstract

The calculation of rotationally inelastic collisions and momentum-transfer cross sections is treated for N₂. The rotationally inelastic differential, integrated, as well as the momentum-transfer cross sections are presented.

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  1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Boston Univ., Dept. of Chemistry, MA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
8515837
Report Number(s):
ANL-78-65(Pt.1)
TRN: 79-022623
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Related Information: In: Radiological and Environmental Research Division annual report: fundamental molecular physics and chemistry, October 1977-September 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; NITROGEN; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; EV RANGE 10-100; GRAPHS; ISOLATED VALUES; LINEAR MOMENTUM TRANSFER; THEORETICAL DATA; COLLISIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; DATA; DATA FORMS; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EV RANGE; FLUIDS; INFORMATION; MOLECULE COLLISIONS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; SCATTERING; 640304* - Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics- Collision Phenomena

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Siegel, Jon, Dehmer, Joseph L., and Dill, Dan. Electron scattering from N₂ below 30 eV. Rotationally-inelastic and momentum-transfer cross sections. United States: N. p., 1978. Web. doi:10.2172/8515837.
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Siegel, Jon, Dehmer, Joseph L., & Dill, Dan. Electron scattering from N₂ below 30 eV. Rotationally-inelastic and momentum-transfer cross sections. United States. doi:10.2172/8515837.
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Siegel, Jon, Dehmer, Joseph L., and Dill, Dan. Fri . "Electron scattering from N₂ below 30 eV. Rotationally-inelastic and momentum-transfer cross sections". United States. doi:10.2172/8515837. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/8515837.
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@article{osti_8515837,
title = {Electron scattering from N₂ below 30 eV. Rotationally-inelastic and momentum-transfer cross sections},
author = {Siegel, Jon and Dehmer, Joseph L. and Dill, Dan},
abstractNote = {The calculation of rotationally inelastic collisions and momentum-transfer cross sections is treated for N₂. The rotationally inelastic differential, integrated, as well as the momentum-transfer cross sections are presented.},
doi = {10.2172/8515837},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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