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Theoretical Treatment Of Electron-Impact Ionization Of Molecules, Junfang Gao, Jerry Peacher, Don H. Madison
Theoretical Treatment Of Electron-Impact Ionization Of Molecules, Junfang Gao, Jerry Peacher, Don H. Madison
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There is currently no reliable theory for calculating the fully differential cross section (FDCS) for low energy electron-impact ionization of molecules. All of the existing experimental FDCS data represent averages over all molecular orientations and this can be an important theoretical complication for calculations that are computer intensive. We have found that using an averaged molecular orbital is an accurate approximation for ionization of ground states. In this paper, we will describe the approximation, discuss its expected range of validity and show some FDCS results using the approximation for ionization of H2 and N2
Effect Of Amplification On Conductance Distribution Of A Disordered Waveguide, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao
Effect Of Amplification On Conductance Distribution Of A Disordered Waveguide, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao
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Introduction of optical gain in a disordered system results in enhanced fluctuations [F(2)=var(g-tilde)/2] of the dimensionless conductance g-tilde, similar to the effect of Anderson localization in a passive medium. Using numerical simulations we demonstrate that, despite such qualitative similarity, the whole distribution of the conductance of amplifying random media is drastically different from that of a passive system with the same value of F(2).