Calculation of Electron-Carbon Monoxide Vibrational Transition Cross Sections.

Abstract

Critical evaluations of theories used for electron-molecule scattering calculation were made. The hybrid theory appears to be best suited for the calculation of e-CO vibrational transition cross sections. A reformulation of hybrid theory was made in terms of the total angular momentum representation. The vibrational transition cross sections of e-CO scattering were computed in the energy range of 0-10 eV, based on this reformulation. The agreement between the results of present calculation and the experimental measurements for 0-v vibrational transitions were reasonably good. Furthermore, the present calculations predicted the strong resonance peak at 1.4 eV in the 1-2 vibrational transition cross section. In general, the rate of vibrational excitations decreases as the change of vibrational quantum numbers increases. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071596

Entities

People

  • B. H. Choi
  • Robert T. Poe

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Computer Programs
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Differential Cross Sections
  • Differential Equations
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Electron Scattering
  • Energy Levels
  • Momentum
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Total Angular Momentum
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Theoretical Analysis.

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