A Simple Model for the High Energy Reaction of O(+) Ions with N2.
Abstract
A rough semi-empirical model is presented for the reaction O(+) + N2 yields NO(+) + N as it has been found to occur for either vibrationally excited nitrogen or high-energy O(+) ions. The model is based on an assumed crossing of potential energy surfaces. It finds the rapid energy dependence of the reaction rate on both vibrational state and on kinetic energy in the Franck-Condon overlap integral. This integral is constructed by parameterizing initial and final potential energy surfaces in their dependence on the N-N coordinate only, in such a way as to reproduce the experimental dependence on both vibrational and translational energy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0860519
Entities
People
- T. F. O'malley