Electron Form Factor
The relevant distribution, is the potential distribution of the atom, and the electron form factor is the Fourier transform of this. The electron form factors are normally calculated from X-ray form factors using the Mott-Bethe formula. This formula takes into account both elastic electron-cloud scattering and elastic nuclear scattering.
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