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Elastic and inelastic scattering of low-energy electrons from gas-phase \(\hbox {C}_{\mathbf {60}}\): elastic scattering angular distributions and coexisting solid-state features revisited

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We revisit the crossed-beam experimental results for the elastic scattering of low-energy electrons from gas-phase \(\hbox {C}_{60}\), with an emphasis on comparison with the results from ab initio calculations. The relevance of Vincent McKoy’s work, the SMC method, in this respect is demonstrated by our re-normalized data. This is evidenced in the DCS-energy (eV) and DCS-scattering angle (\(\theta )\) space, i.e., in 3D distributions, as the more comprehensive and distinctive features of electron scattering from this typically high-symmetry and large molecule of \(\hbox {C}_{60}\). An earlier inconsistency between the experimental data and theoretical absolute DCS values is solved, by re-normalizing the cross sections. Absolute scales are also placed on the inelastic scattering DCS of vibrational and electronic excitations, with the latter being compared with photoabsorption cross sections. In addition, some coexisting solid-state phase features, which emerged in the free molecules of \(\hbox {C}_{60}\), are summarized using low-energy electron spectroscopy.

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The manuscript has no associated data, or the data will not be deposited. [Authors’ comment: Tables of our re-normalized elastic data, vibrational and electronic excitation data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.]

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  1. “Study of Electron Collisions with Interstellar Molecules and Interstellar Fine Particles” proposed to NASA, but the latter subject was not accomplished because the particle size distribution could not be specified for the fine particles in those days.

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Acknowledgements

One of authors (H.T.) spent his most scientifically fruitful time at JPL, Caltech, 1977–1978 as a NASA Resident Research Associate and learned a lot of electron collision physics under, one of Vincent’s colleagues, Dr. S. Trajmar. We would like to sincerely thank the late Professor V. McKoy and all colleagues from “His” school. Partial financial support from the Australian Research Council, through Grant # DP180101655, is also acknowledged.

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Tanaka, H., Hoshino, M. & Brunger, M.J. Elastic and inelastic scattering of low-energy electrons from gas-phase \(\hbox {C}_{\mathbf {60}}\): elastic scattering angular distributions and coexisting solid-state features revisited. Eur. Phys. J. D 75, 293 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00295-1

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