Electron Interactions With Non-linear Polyatomic Molecules and Their Radicals and Ions.

Abstract

The low energy electron collisions with H20 and H2S have been studied for elastic and rotational excitation channels. A parameter-free ab initio approach is employed in which electron exchange interaction is treated exactly and the polarization effects via perturbation theory. The integro-differential coupled equations are solved iteratively to yield scattering parameters. Detailed results are obtained for differential, integral, and momentum transfer cross sections. The agreement with experimental data for all the parameters is very good. The intermediate and high energy electron scattering with a large number of diatomic and polyatomic molecules is studied between 20-5000 eV and results for total (elastic plus inelastic) cross sections are reported.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262279

Entities

People

  • Ashok K. Jain

Organizations

  • Florida A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Electron Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Experimental Data
  • High Energy
  • Molecules
  • Momentum
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Perturbations
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics