Total cross section for electron scattering fromN2in the energy range 6005000 eV

Abstract
Total cross sections for electron scattering by N2 molecules in the energy range 6005000 eV have been obtained from measurements of the attenuation of a linear electron beam. The results have been compared with available experimental cross sections and with theoretical calculations based on the first Born approximation. No previous experimental data have been found in the literature for impact energies above 1600 eV.