Gaseous Electronics

2

CESIUM

CONTENTS

2.1 Selected References for Data

2.2 Cross Sections

2.3 Transport Parameters

2.4 Ionization Coefficient

References

 

Cesium (Cs) atom has 55 electrons with electron configuration 5p⁶6s (²S_1/2). The electronic polarizability is 66.11 × 10⁻⁴⁰ F m² and the ionization potential is 3.894 eV.

2.1 SELECTED REFERENCES FOR DATA

See Table 2.1.

TABLE 2.1Selected References for Data

Quantity	Range: eV, (Td)	Reference
Compilation	0–1000	Zecca et al. (1996)
Elastic scattering cross section	0–4	Bartschat (1993)
Elastic scattering cross section	0–2	Crown and Russek (1992)
Total cross section	2–18	Jaduszliwer and Chan (1992)
Momentum transfer cross section	0.05–2.0	Stefanov (1980)a
Drift velocity	2–100	Saelee ...