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Spin-resolved Superelastic Scattering from Sodium at 10 and 40 eV
Published
Author(s)
R E. Scholten, Steven R. Lorentz, Jabez J. McClelland, Michael H. Kelley, Robert Celotta
Abstract
Spin-resolved superelastic electron scattering from sodium has been measured at total energies of 10 and 40 eV, for scattering angles between 10° and 140°. The angular momentum transfer, Lperp}, and the spin-resolved components L(Tperp} and L(S)perp} have been determined. The ratio, r, of triplet to singlet differential cross sections has also been found. The data are compared to theoretical calculations based on close-coupling and distorted-wave models. The spin-averaged Lperp} and triplet L(T)perp} show good agreement with close-coupling theory while the singlet L(S)perp} and the ratio r are poorly predicted.
Citation
Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Scholten, R.
, Lorentz, S.
, McClelland, J.
, Kelley, M.
and Celotta, R.
(1991),
Spin-resolved Superelastic Scattering from Sodium at 10 and 40 eV, Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
(Accessed October 22, 2025)