The scattering of electrons in bromine vapour

Abstract

The angular distribution of the electrons scattered elastically from a primary beam in passing through the vapours of halogens and their compounds has recently been measured by one of us. Diffraction maxima and minima were found in all the curves; and although the scattering was produced by molecules the form of each curve was similar to those previously obtained by the author for the adjacent monatomic rare gases. We have now calculated theoretical curves for the same energies for which experimental curves were obtained in diatomic bromine. These results are given in the present paper, and a comparison is made between the theoretical and experimental scattering curves.