Published December 1, 1974 | Version v1
Journal article

Scattering mechanisms in low-energy e-H2O collisions

  • 1. Kaiserslautern Univ. (F.R. Germany)

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Crossed beam experiments have been performed to study elastic scattering and vibrational excitation in e-H2O collisions for the energy range from 1 to 10 eV. The rise of the cross sections at low energies (below 2 eV) is interpreted in terms of a direct scattering mechanism, whereas the broad enhancement of the cross sections around 6 to 9 eV is attributed to H2O-states intersecting the Franck-Condon region in this energy range. Theoretical estimates for the energies of H2O-states are not in agreement with these findings.

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
17
Series
J. Phys., B (London).
Journal Page Range
L509-L512
ISSN
0022-3700

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