Effective potential approach to electron-molecule scattering theory

Abstract

The use of effective potentials, including static, exchange, and polarization contributions, to treat electron scattering at intermediate energy is discussed. The discussion is illustrated by applications involving H, He, Ar, Mg, H2, Liz, Nz, CO, and CO2 targets.

Low-energy-electron-diatomic molecule scattering

“…Furthermore, we consider incident electron energies such that the only possible processes for a diatomic molecule in its ground electronic state are elastic scattering and rovibrational excitation. The article by Truhlar et al [2] discusses scattering of intermediate-energy electrons.…”