American Journal of Physics

Resonance scattering from a double δ-function potential

I. Richard Lapidus

Published Jul 1, 1982• 13 citations

Abstract

The transmission coefficient and total cross section as functions of energy are obtained for scattering of particles by a double δ-function potential in one dimension. This example may be useful for the discussion of resonance scattering in an introductory quantum mechanics course. (AIP)

DOI: 10.1119/1.12780

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