Validity of the WKB Approximation in the Interpretation of Molecular Beam Scattering Data
- 1 February 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 38 (3), 740-744
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1733731
Abstract
The validity of several approximations pertinent to molecular scattering has been investigated. The WKB method was found to be reliable and was used to demonstrate the sensitivity of molecular scattering data to the intermolecular potential.Keywords
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