BETHE SURFACE AND COMPTON PROFILE FOR CO2 OBTAINED BY USE OF 35 KEV INCIDENT ELECTRONS

Electron impact spectra for CO2 have been obtained at 25 different scattering angles ranging from 1.12° to 14.06°. The measured intensities were converted to generalized oscillator strengths and normalized by use fo the Bethe sum rule, leading to the mapping of the Bethe surface over large momentum transfer K and energy loss E ranges. Substantial deviations from the binary encounter theory were observed for K values smaller than 3 au. A discussion is given on the possibility of extracting partial Compton profiles from the data. The total Compton profile was obtained at large K values and found to be in good agreement with recent calculations, within the experimental uncertainties. © 1979.