Differential cross sections for electron impact excitation of Xe: II. Excitation of the sixth to twentieth lowest levels; experiment and theory

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical differential cross sections for electron impact excitation of Xe are reported for the lowest 6th to 20th levels. These data are an extension of the work discussed in the preceding paper. The theoretical work is based on the unitarized first-order many-body theory and unitarized distorted-wave approximation. The experimental data span the same respective range of electron impact energies and scattering angles as the preceding paper. The present theoretical and experimental data are compared with each other and with other existing experimental data.