Measurements of Absolute Cross Sections for (e,H2) Collision Processes. Formation and Decay ofH2−Resonances

Energy and angular dependences of the elastic and inelastic scattering of electrons from ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}$ have been measured in the energy range 10 to 16 eV and for scattering angles ranging from 10\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} to 120\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}. Three resonance series have been investigated starting at 11.30, 11.50, and 13.63 eV, respectively. The last two series decay preferentially into one single electronic channel, while the first resonance (resonance I) decays into all energetically possible exit channels, i.e., $X^{1}\ensuremath{\Sigma}_{g}^{+}$, $b^{3}\ensuremath{\Sigma}_{u}^{+}$, $B^{1}\ensuremath{\Sigma}_{u}^{+}$. Throughout, stress is laid on the i…