https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00164-x
Regular Article - Atomic and Molecular Collisions
Cross sections for the two-step radiative decay process 
in e-LiH collisions
1
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh) – Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy
2
Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi (ISTP) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy
Received:
30
January
2021
Accepted:
28
April
2021
Published online:
20
May
2021
The cross sections for the two-step process, represented by the electron-impact vibro-electronic excitation 
of the LiH molecule, followed by radiative decay back on the vibrational manifold of the ground state, 
, are calculated as a function of the incident electron energy from the threshold to 1000 eV. The final cross sections for the two-step process, which results in an overall vibrational excitation of the molecule, known also as E-v process, are provided for all the possible 
transitions among the vibrational levels, including the continuum, of the electronic ground state.
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