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Low-energy elastic scattering of oxygen atoms by atmospheric species

This thesis reports measurements of absolute differential cross sections for elastic scattering of atomic oxygen at 0.5- and 1.5-keV laboratory energies. Measurements for targets of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, H$\sb2$, N$\sb2$, O$\sb2$, CO, CO$\sb2$, H$\sb2$O, CH$\sb4$, CF$\sb4$, SF$\sb6$, SO$\sb2$, and NH$\sb3$ are performed over a laboratory angular range of 0.2 to 5.0 degrees. Using a partial wave analysis, the cross sections for several targets are inverted and estimates of model interaction potentials are made. These potentials are then used to predict the elastic scattering cross sections at a laboratory energy of 100 eV.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:RICE/oai:scholarship.rice.edu:1911/16584
Date January 1992
CreatorsSmith, Gerald J.
ContributorsStebbings, Ronald F.
Source SetsRice University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis, Text
Format70 p., application/pdf

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