N8S AlllDO TflSE^E NAri. INST OF STANDARDS & TECH R.I.C. All ^ „ ^ 100985292 W/Blbllography S^'l?Sl'1':t:i- of low ener QC100 .U57 V426;197§ C 2 NBS-PUB-C 1979 in Q NBS SPECIAL PUBLICATION 426 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Bureau of Standards iDiiography or low tnergy tiectron and Photon Cross Section Data (through December 1974) " NATIONAL BUjREAU JDF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards^ was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau consists of the Institute for Basic Standards, the Institute for Materials Research, the Institute for Applied Technology, the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, and the Office for Information Programs. THE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS provides the central basis within the United States of a complete and consistent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce. The Institute consists of the Office of Measurement Services, the Office of Radiation Measurement and the following Center and divisions: Applied Mathematics — Electricity — Mechanics —- Heat — Optical Physics — Center for Radiation Research: Nuclear Sciences; Applied Radiation — Laboratory Astrophysics — Cryogenics " — Electromagnetics " — Time and Frequency ". THE INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of well-characterized materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government agencies; and develops, produces, and distributes standard reference materials. The Institute consists of the Office of Standard Reference Materials, the Office of Air and Water Measurement, and the following divisions: Analytical Chemistry — Polymers — Metallurgy — Inorganic Materials — Reactor Radiation — Physical Chemistry. 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THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides technical services designed to aid Government agencies in improving cost effec- tiveness in the conduct of their programs through the selection, acquisition, and effective utilization of automatic data processing equipment; and serves as the principal focus within the executive branch for the development of Federal standards for automatic data processing equipment, techniques, and computer languages. The Institute consists of the following divisions: Computer Services — Systems and Software — Computer Systems Engineering — Informa- tion Technology. THE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION PROGRAMS promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated within NBS and other agencies of the Federal Government; promotes the development of the National Standard Reference Data System and a system of information analysis centers dealing with the broader aspects of the National Measurement System; provides appropriate services to ensure that the NBS staff has optimum accessibility to the scientific information of the world. The Office consists of the following organizational units: Office of Standard Reference Data — Office of Information Activities — Ofiice of Technical Publications — Library — Office of International Relations — Office of International Standards. 1 Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, Maryland, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington. D.C. 20234. = Located at Boulder, Colorado 80302. 07 STANDABSf APR 5 197b Bibliography of Low Energy Electron and Photon Cross Section Data (through December 1974) Lee J. Kieffer Laboratory Astrophysics Division Institute for Basic Standards National Bureau of Standards Boulder, Colorado 80302 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary Designate James A. Baker, III, Under Secretary Dr. Betsy Ancker-Johnson, Assisfanf Secretary for Science and Technology NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Acfing Director Issued March 1976 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Kieffer, Lee Joseph, 1931- Bibliography of Low Energy Electron and Photon Cross Section Data (through December 1974). (NBS Special Publication ; 426) Bibliography : p. Supt. of Docs. No.: C13.10:426. 1. Cross Sections (Nuclear Physics) —Tables—Bibliography. L United States. Laboratory Astrophysics Division. IL Title, in. Series: United States. National Bureau of Standards. Special Publication ; 426. QC100.U57 No. 426 [Z7144.N8] [QC794.6.C7] 389'.08s [016.5397'5] 75-619200 National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 426 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ. 426, 219 pages (Mar. 1976) CODEN: XNBSAV U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 Washington, D.C. 20402 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, mailing). (Order by SD Catalog No. C13.10:426). Price 13.30. (Add 25 percent additional for other than U.S. Stock Number 003-003-01465-6 Foreword The National Standard Reference Data System was established in 1963 for the purpose of pro- moting the critical evaluation and dissemination of numerical data of the physical sciences. The pro- gram is coordinated by the Office of Standard Reference Data of the National Bureau of Standards but involves the efforts of many groups in universities, government laboratories, and private indus- try. The primary aim of the program is to provide compilations of critically evaluated physical and chemical property data. These tables are published in the Journal of Physical and Chemical Ref- erence Data, in the NSRDS-NBS series of the National Bureau of Standards, and through other appropriate channels. The task of critical evaluation is carried out in various data centers, each with a well-defined technical scope. A necessary preliminary step to the critical evaluation process is the retrieval from the world scientific literature of all papers falling within the scope of the center. Each center, therefore, builds up a comprehensive well-indexed bibliographical file which forms the base for the evaluation task. Bibliographies derived from these files are published when they appear to be of value to research workers and others interested in the particular technical area. Further information on NSRDS and the publications which form the primary output of the program may be obtained by writing to the Office of Standard Reference Data, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234. David R. Lide, Jr., Chief Office of Standard Reference Data iii Contents Page Foreword Ill Introduction 1 I. Electron Cross Section Index 5 Total Scattering. Experimental 5 Total Scattering, Theoretical 7 Elastic Scattering, Experimental 7 Elastic Scattering, Theoretical 9 Ionization, Experimental 14 Ionization, Theoretical 21 Detachment, Experimental 24 Detachment, Theoretical 24 Electronic Excitation, Experimental 25 Electronic Excitation, Theoretical 30 De-Excitation, Experimental 37 De-Excitation, Theoretical 38 Dissociation, Experimental 38 Dissociation, Theoretical 39 Dissociative Ionization, Experimental 39 Dissociative Ionization, Theoretical 40 Dissociative Attachment, Experimental 40 Dissociative Attachment, Theoretical 42 Vibrational Excitation, Experimental 42 Vibrational Excitation, Theoretical 43 Rotational Excitation, Experimental 44 Rotational Excitation, Theoretical 44 Free-Free Emission, Experimental 44 Free-Free Emission, Theoretical 44 Radiative Recombination, Experimental 45 Radiative Recombination, Theoretical 45 Radiative Attachment, Experimental 45 Radiative Attachment, Theoretical 45 Dissociative Recombination, Experimental 46 Dissociative Recombination, Theoretical 46 II. Positron Cross Section Index 47 Total Scattering, Experimental 47 Elastic Scattering, Experimental 47 Elastic Scattering, Theoretical 47 Ionization, Theoretical , 48 V Page Detachment, Theoretical 48 Electronic Excitation, Theoretical 48 Vibrational Excitation, Theoretical 48 Rotational Excitation, Theoretical 48 III. Photon Cross Section Index 49 Absorption, Experimental 49 Scattering, Experimental 53 Scattering, Theoretical 53 Ionization, Experimental 54 Ionization, Theoretical 58 Detachment, Experimental 62 Detachment, Theoretical 63 Fluorescence,