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Vibrational excitation in the nitrogen molecule by electron impact

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We present a study of low energy electron-\(N_2\) scattering, with focus on vibrational excitations. Differential excitation cross sections are calculated using the multichannel version of the continued fractions method in the body-frame vibrational close-coupling scheme for the incident energy below \(15\,\hbox {eV}\). The electron-molecule interaction potential is treated in the static-exchange-polarization-correlation approximation, where the exchange interaction is treated exactly. The results are compared with experimental data available in the literature.

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This research had the financial support of the Brazilian agency Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES).

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Martendal, L., Mazon, K.T. Vibrational excitation in the nitrogen molecule by electron impact. Eur. Phys. J. D 76, 133 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00460-0

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