THREE-BODY IONIC RECOMBINATION,
Abstract
Thomson's theory of three-body recombination of positive and negative ions: A(+) + B- + M yields A + B + M, invokes the artifice of a fictitious trapping distance such that recombination may be supposed to occur if either ion collides with a neutral molecule when within this distance from the other. An entirely different approach is outlined, exploiting the fact that a quasi-equilibrium is quickly established in which the rate at which bound ion-pairs are formed and destroyed is very much greater than the rate at which their number density changes. In so far as the contribution from charge transfer is merely additive, this approach is effectively exact in the region where the three-body recombination coefficient is directly proportional to the number density, N(M), of neutral atoms. (Extracted)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0617636
Entities
People
- D. R. Bates
- R. J. Moffett
Organizations
- Queen's University Belfast