The relevant formulae are calculated if and
are the
mass (in amu) and charge number of the projectile and target nucleus, respectively,
and T is the laboratory energy (in MeV).
impact parameter:
orbital angular momentum:
distance of closest approach:
Rutherford cross section:
with the Sommerfeld Parameter:
the asymptotic wave number:
and the half the distance of closest approach in a head-on collison: