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On the calculation of cross-sections for electron neutral atom collisions in the Born approximation to the reactance matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Colm T. Whelan
Colm T. Whelan
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Churchill College, University of Cambridge
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Born partial wave integrals are considered for electron-neutral atom collisions. It is shown that for relatively general atomic wave functions these may be evaluated analytically. These form the Born reactance matrix RB and can be used to calculate the collision strengths in the approximations ωI, ωII.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 179 - 186
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1984

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