Elastic scattering and rotational excitation of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">H</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> by electron impact: Convergent close-coupling calculations
Liam H. Scarlett, Una S. Rehill, Mark C. Zammit, N. A. Mori, Igor Bray, Dmitry V. Fursa
Abstract
The authors report benchmark results for the rotational excitation of the hydrogen molecule at energies up to 20 eV obtained with the adiabatic-nuclei molecular convergent close-coupling method. The results are compared to available measurements and previous calculations. They contribute to the understanding of low-energy collision physics in a full quantum mechanical treatment.
Topics & Concepts
ExcitationAdiabatic processBenchmark (surveying)PhysicsMoleculeAtomic physicsQuantum mechanicsGeologyGeodesyAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates