https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2017-70617-9
Regular Article
Theoretical electron impact total cross sections for tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O)*
1 Heeraben Vitthalbhai Hemdas Patel Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Kadi, 382715, India
2 Maneklal Nanchand College, Visnagar, 384315, India
3 Vithalbhai Patel and Rajratna PT Patel Science College, Vallabh, Vidyanagar, 388120, India
4 The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390001, India
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Received: 30 September 2016
Published online: 11 April 2017
Abstract
We report electron impact total cross sections for tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O) from ionization threshold to 5 keV. We have employed Spherical Complex Optical Potential (SCOP) to calculate total cross sections QT, total inelastic cross sections Qinel and total elastic cross sections Qel and have used Complex Scattering Potential – ionization contribution (CSP-ic) formalisms to compute total ionization cross sections Qion and summed total excitation cross sections ∑ Qexc. We have compared our cross sections with available experimental as well as theoretical results and have found good agreement wherever available. This is the maiden attempt to report the total excitation cross sections for this target.
Contribution to the Topical Issue “Low-Energy Interactions related to Atmospheric and Extreme Conditions”, edited by S. Ptasinska, M. Smialek-Telega, A. Milosavljevic, B. Sivaraman.
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag 2017
