Elastic and Inelastic Scattering of Electrons from theSStates of Atomic Hydrogen

Abstract

Total elastic and inelastic cross sections for the scattering of electrons (including exchange) from the $1s$, $2s$, and $3s$ states of atomic hydrogen have been calculated in three approximations using the method of partial waves. The purpose of this report is to present the $S$-, $P$-, and $D$-wave contributions to the elastic, $Q_{1s-1s}$, and inelastic, $Q_{1s-2s}$, cross sections.