Electronic and Ionic Reactions at Atmospheric Gases
Abstract
Laboratory measurements indicate that the metastable ions of O(+) in reaction with N2 in the low-energy range (14 eV) react to form principally N2(+) , while the ion molecule reaction to form NO(+) has a very small probability. The ground-state O(+) reacts mainly to form NO(+). The abundance of metastable O(+2)D ions was determined using the observation that O(+2)D + N2 has a small cross section for forming NO(+). The ion-energy dependences for both reactions were measured within the energy range 1.0 to 500 eV.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 28, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0734110
Entities
People
- A. E. Kristensen
- D. A. Vroom
- J. A. Rutherford
- J. K. Layton
- R. H. Neynaber