Electron scattering cross section calculations for polar molecules over a broad energy range

Authors

A G. Sanz, Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas
M C. Fuss, Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Científicas
F Blanco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Zdenek Masin, Open University
Jimena D. Gorfinkiel, Open University
F Carelli, University of Rome
F Sebastianelli, University of Rome
F A. Gianturco, University of Rome
G García, University of Wollongong

RIS ID

85581

Publication Details

Sanz, A. G., Fuss, M. C., Blanco, F., Masin, Z., Gorfinkiel, J. D., Carelli, F., Sebastianelli, F., Gianturco, F. & García, G. (2014). Electron scattering cross section calculations for polar molecules over a broad energy range. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 83 57-67.

Abstract

We report computational integral and differential cross sections for electron scattering by two different polar molecules, HCN and pyrimidine, over a broad energy range. We employ, for low energies, either the single-centre expansion (ePOLYSCAT) or the R-matrix method, while for the higher energies we select a corrected form of the independent-atom representation (IAM-SCAR). We provide complete sets of integral electron scattering cross sections from low energies up to 10,000. eV. Our present calculated data agree well with prior experimental results. 2013 Elsevier Ltd.