Total cross sections for electrons scattering from simple molecules containing the larger atom sulfur at 30–5000eV

Abstract

A complex optical model potential modified by the concept of bonded atom, which takes into consideration the overlapping effect of electron clouds, is employed to calculate the total cross sections for electrons scattering from simple molecules (SO2, H2S, OCS, CS2 and SO3) containing the larger atom, sulfur, at 30–5000eV by using the additivity rule model at Hartree–Fock level. The quantitative molecular total cross section results are compared with those obtained in experiments and other calculations wherever available and good agreement is obtained. It is shown that the additivity rule model together with the complex optical model potential modified by the concept of bonded atom can give the results closer to the experiments than the one unmodified by it. So, the introduction of bonded-atom concept in complex optical model potential betters the accuracy of the total cross section calculations of electrons from the molecules containing the larger atom, sulfur.