ION-NEUTRAL COLLISIONS IN AFTERGLOW,

Abstract

In order to study collisions between ions and neutral particles at thermal energies, a series of experiments have been carried out which utilize high-speed massspectrometric monitoring of the afterglows in gases produced by (1) radio-frequency discharges and (2) 20Mev electron pulses. Ion-clustering, charge-transfer, and ion-exchange processes have been observed in atmospheric gas mixtures. From the ion histories in the afterglows, approximate values of the pertinent reaction rates are deduced. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 1962
Accession Number
AD0616855

Entities

People

  • J. A. Rutherford
  • V. A. J. Van Lint
  • W. L. Fite
  • W. R. Snow

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Charge Transfer
  • Clustering
  • Collisions
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Ion Exchange
  • Mass Transfer
  • Monitoring
  • Particles
  • Radio Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics