Charge transfer reactions in Xe plasma expansion
- Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc., Dayton, Ohio 45440-3638 (United States)
Charge transfer reactions of fast Xe ions with hydrocarbons including methane (CH{sub 4}), ethene (C{sub 2}H{sub 4}), and propane (C{sub 3}H{sub 8}) are studied by adding these hydrocarbon gases into a cross flowing Xe plasma expansion. Branching ratios and relative reaction rates for the charge transfers of fast Xe{sup +} with each of the three hydrocarbon gases are measured under different rf powers of the inductively coupled Xe discharge. For CH{sub 4}/Xe system, we find that fast Xe{sup +} reacts readily with CH{sub 4} generating CH{sub 4}{sup +} and CH{sub 3}{sup +} in a ratio of 1:0.56, with an estimated rate coefficient of (2.3{+-}0.3)x10{sup -10} cm{sup 3}/s at 75 W rf power which slowly increases to (2.9{+-}0.3)x10{sup -10} cm{sup 3}/s at 250 W (error bars reflect only the uncertainties due to the unknown extent of the ion recombination that follows the charge transfer reaction). These observed charge transfer reactions are made possible by the kinetically excited Xe ions produced by free expansion of the plasma. For the C{sub 2}H{sub 4}/Xe system product ions C{sub 2}H{sub 4}{sup +} and C{sub 2}H{sub 2}{sup +} are observed, and for C{sub 3}H{sub 8}/Xe, C{sub 2}H{sub 4}{sup +} and C{sub 2}H{sub 5}{sup +} and minor product ions including C{sub 2}H{sub 2}{sup +} and C{sub 3}H{sub 7}{sup +} are observed.
- OSTI ID:
- 20982819
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 101, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2721747; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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