High-momentum-transfer atomic collisions

Abstract

Recent results due to Kelsey for certain high-momentum-transfer collisions are generalized to all such processes. A simple model for scattering in this region is presented which provides considerable insight into these processes. The model predicts that all processes in the regions where first Born terms fail are proportional to the nuclear Rutherford-like scattering, and gives a simple formula for calculating the cross section in terms of electronic form factors.