Eur. Phys. J. D (2017) 71: 85
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

^a e-mail: chetanlimbachiya2@yahoo.com

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 Q_T, total inelastic cross sections Q_inel and total elastic cross sections Q_el and have used Complex Scattering Potential – ionization contribution (CSP-ic) formalisms to compute total ionization cross sections Q_ion and summed total excitation cross sections ∑ Q_exc. 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.