Adding imaginary number to exponential of Euler Gamma function

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This is gamma function: $\Gamma (n) = \int_0^\infty x^{n-1}e^{-x}\,dx$ What will be Result if I add Imaginary Number to Exponential of Euler Gamma Function?

$$? = \int_0^\infty x^{n-1}e^{-ix}\,dx$$

where the $i^2=-1$

isn't it a new function!? it will and will not converge?

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No this is not a "new function", because the integral diverges for every $n$ (as $x\to0$ if $n\leqslant0$ and as $x\to+\infty$ if $n\geqslant0$).

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Looks related to Fourier Transform: $$ \hat{f}(\xi)=\mathcal{F}f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x)\ e^{- 2\pi i x \xi}\,dx $$ A scaled version of your integral with limits $]-\infty,\infty[$ is given here:

308 | $\mathcal{F}x^n \rightarrow \left(\frac{i}{2\pi}\right)^n \delta^{(n)} (\xi)\,$| Here, $n$ is a natural number and $\textstyle \delta^{(n)}(\xi)$ is the $n$-th distribution derivative of the Dirac delta function. This rule follows from rules 107 and 301. Combining this rule with 101, we can transform all polynomials.