Cross Sections for Electron Collisions with Hydrogen Molecules

Cross section data have been compiled for electron collisions with hydrogen molecules based on 71 references. Cross sections are collected and reviewed for total scattering, elastic scattering, momentum transfer, excitations of rotational, vibrational, and electronic states, dissociation, ionization, emission of radiation, and dissociative attachment. For each process, the recommended values of the cross section are presented for use. The literature has been surveyed through the end of 2006.

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