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Spin-Resolved Elastic Scattering of Electrons from Sodium Below the Inelastic Threshold

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Author(s)

Steven R. Lorentz, R E. Scholten, Jabez J. McClelland, Michael H. Kelley, Robert Celotta

Abstract

A very stringent test of low-energy electron-atom collision theory is made in the most favorable energy regime for the close-coupling approximation. Data are presented as exchange asymmetries in angle-resolved elastic scattering of spin-polarized electrons from spin-polarized sodium atoms. Data are reported for two incident energies, 1.0 and 1.6 eV, both of which are below the first excited-state threshold. The angular range is 20°-142.5°. The close-coupling approximation is found to give excellent agreement with experiment at both energies.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
67
Issue
27
Pub Type
Journals
Atomic / molecular / quantum

Citation

Lorentz, S. , Scholten, R. , McClelland, J. , Kelley, M. and Celotta, R. (1991), Spin-Resolved Elastic Scattering of Electrons from Sodium Below the Inelastic Threshold, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created December 29, 1991, Updated October 12, 2021
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