Cross sections for the two-step radiative decay process $$X(v)\rightarrow A(v^{\prime \prime })\rightarrow X(v^\prime )$$ in e-LiH collisions

The cross sections for the two-step process, represented by the electron-impact vibro-electronic excitation $$X^1\varSigma ^+(v) \rightarrow A^1\varSigma ^+(v'')$$ of the LiH molecule, followed by radiative decay back on the vibrational manifold of the ground state, $$A^1\varSigma ^+(v'')\rightarrow X^1\varSigma ^+(v')$$ , are calculated as a function of the incident electron energy from the threshold to 1000 eV. The final cross sections for the two-step process, which results in an overall vibrational excitation of the molecule, known also as E-v process, are provided for all the possible $$v,v'$$ transitions among the vibrational levels, including the continuum, of the electronic ground state.