Scattering of High Velocity Neutral Particles. VI. Krypton-Krypton

Abstract

Total collision cross sections have been measured for krypton atoms with energies between 700 and 2100 ev, scattered in room temperature krypton, to obtain potential energy information for the interaction of two krypton atoms. The potential function may be represented by $${\text{V(r)=2.55×10}}^{\text{−10}}{\mathrm{/r}}^{\text{5.42}}\hspace{0.17em}\mathrm{ergs}$$ for r between 2.42 A and 3.14 A. The present potential appears to be consistent with potentials, valid at larger separation distances, which have been derived from measurements of gaseous compressibility, transport, and crystal properties, within the limits of uncertainty of these larger distances potentials.