Reactions of Positive Ions and Negative Ions with Neutral Species.
Abstract
The flowing afterglow technique for ion-molecule reaction studies developed at NOAA with DNA support has been extended to allow measurement at temperatures up to 900K and relative kinetic energies up to several electron volts. A number of important ionospheric reactions have been measured using these techniques, including most of the important E- and F-region binary positive ion reactions. The NOAA D-region negative ion reaction scheme has been extended to include more effects of hydration and reactions of trace constituents. The reaction NO(+) - H2O + OH to H3O(+) + NO2 has been found to be too slow to be of much D-region significance. Measurements of the charge-transfer of electronically excited O2(+) with N2, have been carried out as a function of energy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 25, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA003485
Entities
People
- A. L. Schmeltekopt
- C. J. Howard
- D. L. Albritton
- E. E. Ferguson
- F. C. Fehsenfeld
Organizations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration