Total electron scattering cross sections from thiophene for the (1-300 eV) impact energy range

7 pags., 2 figs., 2 tabs.Experimental electron scattering cross sections for thiophene in the impact energy range from 1 to 300 eV have been measured with a magnetically confined electron transmission-beam apparatus. Random uncertainty limits have been estimated to be less than 5%, and systematic errors derived from acceptance angle limitations have also been identified and evaluated. Experimental values are compared with our previous low energy (1-15 eV) R-matrix and intermediate/high energy (15-300 eV) IAM-SCAR+I calculations finding reasonable agreement, within the combined uncertainty limits. Some of the low energy shape and core-excited resonances predicted by previous calculations are experimentally confirmed in this study.This experimental study has been partially supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Project No. FIS 2016-80440) and the FP7-European Union-ITN (Project No. 608163-ARGENT). A.I.L. also acknowledges the “Garantía Juvenil” grant programme from MINECO and support from the Doctorate Program in Science from the UNED University. J.D.G. acknowledges EPSRC funding