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Title: Mutual neutralization in rare gas halides

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.444872· OSTI ID:6523348

The cross sections for mutual neutralization in Ne/sup +/+F/sup -/, Ar/sup +/+F/sup -/, and K/sup +/+Cl are obtained from two-state close coupling calculations. The Landau--Zener approximation gives adequate results in each case. The rate of neutralization is studied as a function of ambient gas density. Near atmospheric pressure, mutual neutralization is more likely than excimer formation of Ne/sup +/+F/sup -/ collisions, but less likely in Ar/sup +/+F/sup -/ collisions.

Research Organization:
University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
OSTI ID:
6523348
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 78:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English