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Let us consider the collision of an electron with some target-atomic particle. Suppose that before the collision the electron as well as the target have certain momenta and projection of their spin on some specified fixed direction, and the target is in a certain state of internal motion specified by a set of quantum numbers. After the collision all momenta, spin projections and other quantum numbers will be changed (in general). Moreover the structure of the target can be changed (e.g., ionization).
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Drukarev, G.F. (1987). Introduction. In: Collisions of Electrons with Atoms and Molecules. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1779-1_1
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