Ionization and Neutralization Processes

Abstract

A review on dissociative recombination between positive ions and negative ions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been published. Accurate R-matrix calculations of dielectronic recombination of 0+ have been made. A new recombination process, tidal termolecular ionic recombination, has been discovered. Termolecular association between diatomic molecules has been discussed. Rate coefficients for excitation and charge transfer in N-O, N-O+, N+-0 collisions have been calculated. Transition probabilities have been computed for several bands of O2. The production of O(1S) from the dissociative recombination of O2+, and the production of vibrationally excited O2+ in the nocturnal F-region, have been considered. Regarding the formation of heavy O3 and heavy CO2, a proof has been given that isotropic fractionation cannot be explained by symmetry considerations alone, and it has been argued that the enhancement of heavy O3 observed in the stratosphere is due to termolecular association. A review on negative ions has been written.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241636

Entities

People

  • David R. Bates

Organizations

  • Queen's University Belfast

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Astrophysics
  • Atoms
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Energy
  • Ground State
  • Ionization
  • Photoionization
  • Physics
  • Probability
  • Space Sciences
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Organic Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Space