ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISION CROSS SECTIONS IN HELIUM AND ARGON MEASURED BY A TIME-OF-FLIGHT TECHNIQUE.

Abstract

The total collision cross sections of helium and argon for electrons of very low energy have been measured by a new technique employing time-of-flight velocity selection. The present measurements extend below 200 mev; the ultimate limit of the technique is about one decade lower. Helium shows a 6 sq A cross section, decreasing monotonically below 400 mev with no structure. The argon cross section falls from 1.6 sq. A at 1 volt to a minimum of 0.4 sq. A at 300 mev, and then rises steeply. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0639652

Entities

People

  • G. C. Baldwin

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Collisions
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Leptons
  • Measurement
  • Molecules

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

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  • Microelectronics