The Collisional Excitation of Nitrogen by Low Energy Electrons to the Second Positive (C triplet Pi(u)) Transition.
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effective excitation cross sections for forming the C triplet Pi(u) 2nd positive state of N2 in the lowest vibrational energy level by bombarding gaseous nitrogen with electrons in the energy range 80 to 900 eV. When the nitrogen was bombarded by 250 eV electrons the effective cross section was determined to be (1.72 plus or minus .22) x 10 to the -17th power sq cm. which was the maximum value of the cross section measured. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0781610
Entities
People
- Steven Wayne Ader
- William Charles Doerner
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School