Interactions and Collisions of Electrons With Atoms and Molecules

Abstract

The research conducted under this project is in the general area of atomic and molecular collisions. The optical method has been a very successful tool for measuring electron-impact excitation cross sections. The experiments outlined in the preceding paragraph provides a new approach for studying excitation into the resonant levels. To determine the cross sections for exciting a resonant level, one must detect the radiative transitions from the resonant level to the lower non-resonant levels as well as to the ground level and measure their optical emission cross sections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401207

Entities

People

  • Chun C. Lin

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Physics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Atoms
  • Collisions
  • Detection
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Excitation
  • Ground Level
  • High Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Radiation
  • Total Angular Momentum
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics