Eur. Phys. J. D (2016) 70: 41
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2016-60527-9

Regular Article

Elastic scattering of electrons and positrons by atomic magnesium

Department of Physics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

^a e-mail: ismail.phyru@yahoo.com

Received: 20 September 2015
Received in final form: 28 December 2015
Published online: 25 February 2016

Abstract

The elastic, differential and integrated, and total cross sections for the scattering of electrons and positrons by magnesium atom have been calculated. These calculations are done within the framework of complex electron/positron-atom optical potential and relativistic Dirac partial wave analysis at the impact energies 0.1–1000 eV for both the projectiles. The present results are compared with available experimental data and some other theoretical calculations.