Study of elastic electron collisions by plasma electron spectroscopy

In this work we study elastic electron collisions by using the plasma electron spectroscopy method, which is based on the study of the electron energy distribution function in a plasma afterglow. We give the results of this method for the electron-electron collision frequency, and the frequency and cross section of the elastic collision of electrons with helium atoms.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 7–11, February, 1987.In conclusion, the authors express their gratitude to Professor N. P. Penkin for useful discussions concerning this work.