Multipole interaction in high energy approximation. Calculation of the total collision cross section

For molecules of cylindrical symmetry the total collision cross section is calculated in the high energy approximation, taking into account various long range intermolecular interactions. Results are obtained for the limiting cases that the rotational motion of the molecules is fast or slow with respect to the duration of the molecular interaction. The assumption is made that either one multipole term of the intermolecular potential predominates or that all multipole terms can essentially be treated as a small perturbation of the van der Waals r^?6 interaction.