Coupled-channel optical calculation for positron–lithium scattering

Positron scattering with atomic lithium is investigated by using a coupled-channel optical method. The ionization continuum and positronium formation channels are taken into account via a complex equivalent-local optical potential. The positronium formation cross sections and the ionization cross sections, as well as the total scattering cross sections, are reported at energies above 3 eV and compared with available experimental and theoretical data.