Totale Streuquerschnitte für den Stoß von H2, D2 und He an den Edelgasen Ne,Ar, Kr und Xe im thermischen Energiebereich

The velocity dependence of the total elastic cross section has been measured for the scattering of H₂, D₂, and He beams by Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe gases. Velocity-selected beams were attenuated by gas in a scattering chamber. A universal detector, with a magnetic mass separator, was used in conjunction with lock-in techniques. The results are compared with quantum mechanical calculations using a Lennard-Jones-(12.6)-potential, and employing suitable averaging over experimental velocity distributions. Potential parameters are presented. These are in good agreement with those expected from other methods of measurement.