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An atomic collision process can be illustrated and classified by its geometry. An atomic particle \(A\) may collide with an atomic particle \(B\). Particle \(A\) propagates in a collimated aligned beam of atoms, ions, electrons or photons. It may then hit particle \(B\) of an atomic target. Often the target \(B\) is also produced by a collimated beam of particles (crossed-beam technique).
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The sign difference follows from traditional definitions in classical optics and atomic physics.
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As a matter of fact, Morgan and McDowell (1975) defined \(R = Re(a^c_1 a^c_0)/\sigma \) using a slightly different notation for the amplitudes referring to the collision frame.
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Kleinpoppen, H., Lohmann, B., Grum-Grzhimailo, A. (2013). Analysis of Atomic Collisions. In: Perfect/Complete Scattering Experiments. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40514-3_2
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