Excitation of Hydrogen Molecules by Electron Impact

Abstract

Using one-center wave functions of Huzinaga for the hydrogen molecule together with the Born and Ochkur approximations, the excitation of the molecule from the ground state to the $B$ and $C$ electronic states by electron impact has been investigated. The shape of the curves for the differential cross section and for the oscillator strength is in accord with the experimental results of Geiger. The effect of exchange is to reduce the scattering cross sections.