Forward angle scattering effects in the measurement of total cross sections for positron scattering
Date
2011
Authors
Sullivan, James
Makochekanwa, Casten
Jones, Adric
Caradonna, Peter
Slaughter, Daniel
Machacek, Joshua
McEachran, Robert
Mueller, D. W.
Buckman, Stephen
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Institute of Physics Publishing
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Measurements of total scattering by positron impact have typically excluded a significant portion of the forward scattering angles of the differential cross section. This paper demonstrates the effect that this can have on measurements of the total cross
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Keywords: Angular range; Cross section; Differential cross section; Energy dependence; Experimental measurements; Positron impacts; Positron scattering; Scattering effects; Total cross section; Total scattering; Electrons; Positrons; Forward scattering
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Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
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10.1088/0953-4075/44/3/035201
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2037-12-31