The UK molecular R-matrix method has been adapted to treat positron collisions from polyatomic targets. A simple empirical enhancement factor which corrects for the underestimation of electron–positron polarisation and correlation effects in the calculations performed with the static-plus-polarization model at low scattering energies is presented. Application of this model to positron scattering from carbon dioxide at energies below 8 eV is discussed. Introduction of the enhancement factor improves the integral cross sections significantly and introduces structures in the differential cross sections consistent with other studies. The prospects for a fully ab initio treatment of this problem are discussed.
Authors
- dr hab. Jan Franz link open in new tab ,
- K Baluja,
- Rui Zhang,
- Jonathan Tennyson
Additional information
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.12.055
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2008
