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Scattering of a low-energy electron in a strong Coulomb field

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The low-energy electron scattering cross section in a strong Coulomb field is analyzed theoretically. It is shown that the exact cross section in a wide energy range significantly differs from the results obtained in the first Born approximation and in the nonrelativistic approximation.

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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 125, No. 4, 2004, pp. 785–788.

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Milstein, A.I., Terekhov, I.S. Scattering of a low-energy electron in a strong Coulomb field. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 98, 687–690 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1757668

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