A (e,2e$+$ion) study of low-energy electron-impact ionization of THF

We have investigated the Fully Differential Cross Sections (FDCS) for electron impact induced ionization of THF (C4H8O) by low-energy (E$_o$=26 eV) for three different orbital states of the highest, next highest, and next-next highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO, NHOMO, and Next NHOMO). Theoretical results are compared with experiment for in plane scattering with projectile scattering angles of $15^{\circ}$, $25^{\circ}$, $35^{\circ}$, and $50^{\circ}$. Different theoretical models are examined - the molecular 3 body distorted wave (M3DW), and the distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA), with the effects of the post collision interaction (PCI) treated either exactly or with the Ward-Macek approximations.