Abstract
We report, over an extended energy range, recommended angle-integrated cross sections for elastic scattering, discrete inelastic scattering processes, and the total ionization cross section for electron scattering from atomic indium. In addition, from those angle-integrated cross sections, a grand total cross section is subsequently derived. To construct those recommended cross-section databases, results from original B-spline R-matrix, relativistic convergent close-coupling, and relativistic optical-potential computations are also presented here. Electron transport coefficients are subsequently calculated, using our recommended database, for reduced electric fields ranging from 0.01 Td to 10 000 Td using a multiterm solution of Boltzmann's equation. To facilitate those simulations, a recommended elastic momentum transfer cross-section set is also constructed and presented here.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 013101 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- electron-indium scattering
- elastic electron scattering
- Cross sections
- ionization
- atomic indium
- B-spline
- R-matrix