Elastic scattering of electrons on Ne atoms at intermediate energies

In this work, we present a theoretical study on electron scattering by Ne in the intermediate- and high-energy range. More specifically, we report calculated differential cross sections for electron scattering by Ne in the 20-500 eV range by the Schwinger multichannel method using plane waves as a trial basis set. To include exchange plus polarization effects, we used the Born-Ochkur model and the Buckingham potential, respectively. The comparison of our calculated results with experimental data and recent theoretical studies (Jablonski et al 2004 J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 33 409) is encouraging.