A new normalization method for electron collision cross sections measured using skimmed supersonic jet beams

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2783-2790

  Hargreaves, L R ^a   Francis Staite, J R ^a   Maddern, T M ^a   Brunger, M J ^a   Buckman, S J ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absolute differential cross sections; Skimmed supersonic relative density method; Supersonic expansion

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; ELECTRON BEAMS; METHANE; NOZZLES;

ABSOLUTE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; SKIMMED SUPERSONIC RELATIVE DENSITY METHOD; SUPERSONIC EXPANSION;

MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS;

BIOMOLECULES; ELECTRON BEAMS; METHANE; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; NOZZLES;

EID: 36348959565     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/9/007     Document Type: Article

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