The influence of f-type function in positron-He/positron-H2 scattering with the Schwinger multichannel method

In this paper we present results for positron-Helium and positron-H₂ scattering with the inclusion of the f-type Cartesian Gaussian functions in our computer codes of the Schwinger multichannel method (SMC). The effects of this modification can be noticed in the integral cross-section for both studied targets, with our new curves being closer to the most recent experimental measurements. The inclusion of the f-type function in the scattering wave function expansion also helped us to obtain a better set of results with the SMC method for the annihilation parameter. Data for differential cross-section (DCS) for helium is presented as well as our improvement in the DCS data in the forward scattering angles for the hydrogen molecule.