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Article

Electron Scattering from Superheavy Elements: Copernicium and Oganesson

by
Shruti Sarswat
1,
Saumyashree Baral
2,3 and
Jobin Jose
1,*
1
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta 801103, India
2
Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
3
Center for Space Science and Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Atoms 2025, 13(11), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13110094 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 24 September 2025 / Revised: 13 November 2025 / Accepted: 18 November 2025 / Published: 20 November 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
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Abstract

Superheavy elements are an ideal testbed for studying relativistic, exchange, and correlation effects in scattering phenomena. In this work, we investigate electron scattering from copernicium (Z=112) and oganesson (Z=118) atoms. Both the relativistic Dirac and non-relativistic partial wave methods are employed to analyze the scattering dynamics, with the interaction between the projectile and target atom modeled within the framework of the optical potential approach. Our results demonstrate that relativistic, exchange, and correlation effects play a significant role in modifying the scattering cross-sections and scattering length, highlighting the influence of these interactions on the scattering processes from superheavy atomic systems. The work also attempts to identify common features of the scattering cross-section by comparing those of lighter elements in the same group.
Keywords: electron scattering; copernicium; oganesson; Dirac relativistic partial wave analysis (DRPWA) electron scattering; copernicium; oganesson; Dirac relativistic partial wave analysis (DRPWA)

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Sarswat, S.; Baral, S.; Jose, J. Electron Scattering from Superheavy Elements: Copernicium and Oganesson. Atoms 2025, 13, 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13110094

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Sarswat S, Baral S, Jose J. Electron Scattering from Superheavy Elements: Copernicium and Oganesson. Atoms. 2025; 13(11):94. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13110094

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Sarswat, Shruti, Saumyashree Baral, and Jobin Jose. 2025. "Electron Scattering from Superheavy Elements: Copernicium and Oganesson" Atoms 13, no. 11: 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13110094

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Sarswat, S., Baral, S., & Jose, J. (2025). Electron Scattering from Superheavy Elements: Copernicium and Oganesson. Atoms, 13(11), 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13110094

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