Scattering of 4.5 eV electrons by ground (X3Σg-) state and metastable (a1Δg) oxygen molecules
- 21 August 1975
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 8 (12), L293-L296
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/8/12/008
Abstract
Differential and integral cross sections have been determined for scattering of 4.5 eV electrons by ground (X3 Sigma g-) state and metastable (a1 Delta g) oxygen molecules. The cross section for the excitation of the b1 Sigma g+ state from the a1 Delta g state is more than an order of magnitude larger than from the ground (X3 Sigma g-) state. The principle of detailed balancing was found to be applicable to the rotationally unresolved (X to a) vibrational bands of the electronic transition.Keywords
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