Multiple-Scattering Description of Intensity Profiles Observed in Low-Energy Electron Diffraction From Solids

Multiple scattering in low-energy electron holography

The theory of the low-energy electron point source (LEEPS) microscope is reformulated in matrix form to readily account for multiple scattering. An algorithm is developed for the storage of the structure matrix and an iterative method is used to solve the matrix equation for the structure factor. Examples of small and large clusters of atoms are given to compare single and multiple scattering. ...

Low energy electron scattering from CH3Cl

Low-energy electron scattering from C4H9OH isomers

We present differential, integral, and momentum-transfer cross sections for elastic scattering of low-energy electrons by three butanol isomers, isobutanol, t-butanol, and 2-butanol. Our results were calculated with the Schwinger multichannel method in the static-exchange plus polarization approximation for collision energies from 1 to 50 eV. The present results are compared with previous calcu...

Multiple vs. single scattering in low energy electron holography

The theory of the low energy electron point source (LEEPS) microscope is presented in matrix form to account for multiple scattering. An iterative method is used to solve the matrix equation for the structure factor. An algorithm is developed for the storage and use of only the dominant elements of the structure matrix; this allows for the study of considerably large clusters. Examples of large...

Theory of Low-Energy Electron Diffraction

A method for calculating the intensities of diffracted waves in low energy electron diffraction by crystals is proposed. The elastic multiple scattering is fully taken into account. The cellular method of KOHN and ROSTOKER in the band theory of metals is applied to the integral equation of the scattering by two dimensional lattices, particularly by monatomic layers. The solution is expanded in ...