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Elastic and rotational excitation cross-sections for electron-water collisions in the low- and intermediate-energy ranges

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We present a theoretical study on electron-H2O collisions in the low- and intermediate-energy ranges. More specifically, we report calculated elastic differential, integral and momentum transfer cross-sections as well as rotational excitation cross-sections in the (2–500)-eV range. In our calculations, an optical potential is used to represent the electron-molecule interaction. The Schwinger variational method combined with the distorted-wave approximation is used to solve the scattering equations. The comparison of our calculated results with other theoretical and/or experimental data available in the literature is very encouraging.

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  1. Departamento de Física, UFSCar, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    L. E. Machado

  2. Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    L. M. Brescansin

  3. Departamento de Química, UFSCar, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    I. Iga & M.-T. Lee

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Machado, L., Brescansin, L., Iga, I. et al. Elastic and rotational excitation cross-sections for electron-water collisions in the low- and intermediate-energy ranges. Eur. Phys. J. D 33, 193–199 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00046-4

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