Electron and positron atomic elastic scattering cross sections

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-116

  Stepanek, Jiri ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; POLARIZATION; POSITRONS;

ELASTIC SCATTERING;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

ARGON; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; KRYPTON; NEON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; XENON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; POSITRON; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0037313549     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00386-9     Document Type: Article

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