Scattering of Low-Energy Electrons from Polar Molecules
- 1 August 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 47 (3), 1100-1104
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1711993
Abstract
Differential and total cross sections are predicted for low‐energy collisions of electrons with polar molecules. The potential is due to a point dipole fixed to the molecule at its center of mass, the molecule is treated as a rigid rotator, and the first Born approximation is used. Each type of polar rigid rotator is treated: linear, symmetric top, and asymmetric top; and free radicals are discussed briefly. Reference is made to swarm experiments to indicate the validity of the theory.Keywords
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