Let us denote by S|k| the
scattering operator attached to a fixed value |k|2 of the kinetic energy. We shall show
by a method different from that of Buslaev [2] that S|k| is the identity plus a
Hilbert-Schmidt integral operator under a weaker assumption on q(x), and give a way
of unique determination of the phase shifts in terms of which S|k| can be represented
as the orthogonal direct sum of multiplication operators by a number with absolute
value equal to unity.