Accession Number:

AD0441157

Title:

EXPERIMENTS ON RESONANCES IN THE ELASTIC CROSS SECTION OF ELECTRONS ON RARE GAS ATOMS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WESTINGHOUSE RESEARCH LABS PITTSBURGH PA

Personal Author(s):

• Phelps, A. V.
• Schulz, G. J.

Report Date:

1963-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

Resonances in the elastic scattering are stdied i a scattering experiment at an angle of 72 degrees for He and Ne and in a transmission experiment for He, Ne, Kr and Xe. These resonances result from a compound state of the rare gas atom and occur about 0.5 eV below the first excited state. The magnitude of the resonances can be enhanced in a transmission experiment when only the unscattered electrons are observed. It is pointed out that the resonance in helium can be used for a determination of the apparent electron energy distribution and as a calibration point on the electron energy scale. Author

Descriptors:

• *RESONANCE
• *ATOMS
• ELASTIC SCATTERING
• RARE GASES
• ELECTRON BEAMS
• HELIUM
• NEON
• KRYPTON
• XENON
• ELECTRONS
• ELECTRODES

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE