Some fundamental questions concerning the kinetic theory of electrons in molecular gases and the e-H2 vibrational cross section controversy

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 4127-4143

  Robson, R E ^a   White, R D ^b   Morrison, Michael A ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; GASES; HYDROGEN; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

COLLISIONAL EXCITATION; KINETIC EQUATION; MOLECULAR GASES; NEUTRAL MOLECULES;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0242657887     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/36/20/007     Document Type: Article

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