The collision of electrons with molecules and molecular ions is a fundamental pro- cess in atomic and molecular physics and in chemistry. At high incident electron en- ergies, electron-molecule collisions are used to deduce molecular geometries, oscillator strengths for optically allowed transitions, and in the case of electron-impact ionization, to probe the momentum distribution of the molecule itself. When the incident electron energy is comparable to or below those of the molecular valence electrons, the physics involved is particularly rich. Correlation and exchange effects necessary to...
The collision of electrons with molecules and molecular ions is a fundamental pro- cess in atomic and molecular physics and in chemistry. At high inci...
