Abstract
An electron beam, characterized by a high-angular discrimination (≃0.7°), has been used to measure the total (elastic plus inelastic) cross section of H_{2}O in the energy range 3-100eV. Broad coincidence is found with recent experiments, including a pronounced shoulder in the 6-12eV region. However, at energies ≲6 eV, the present cross sections are ≃30% higher. Furthermore, forward scattering has been probed in the angular range 0°-3.5° and measures of the average (rotationally and vibrationally summed) differential elastic cross sections for incident energies ≤12 eV are obtained at a scattering angle ≃1^{∘}. The measurements, which provide the first test of theoretical predictions in an angular region experimentally unexplored until now, are found to be within 1 standard deviation of corresponding abinitio R-matrix calculations.
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Forward scattering has been probed in the angular range 0°–3.5° and measures of the average differential elastic cross sections for incident energies ≤12 eV are obtained at a scattering angle ≃1∘
Summary
HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. An electron beam, characterized by a high-angular discrimination (≃0.7°), has been used to measure the total (elastic plus inelastic) cross section of H2O in the energy range 3–100 eV.
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