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Title: Low-energy electron-impact dissociative excitation of molecular hydrogen and its isotopologues

Journal Article · · Physical Review A
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  1. Curtin Univ., Perth, WA (Australia)
  2. The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA (Australia)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Curtin Univ., Perth, WA (Australia)
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Here we apply the adiabatic nuclei convergent close-coupling method to electron-impact dissociative excitation of H2 in the low-energy regime. Differential and integrated cross sections are presented for excitation of the b3Σ+u state, the primary pathway to dissociation of H2 at low energies. Agreement with experiment is satisfactory. Results are also presented for the isotopologues D2, T2, HD, HT, and DT, which show a pronounced isotope effect near threshold in both the differential and integrated cross sections.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1514977
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1414512
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-28243; PLRAAN
Journal Information:
Physical Review A, Vol. 96, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 17 works
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Electric fields and concentrations of charged and neutral hydrogen isotopic particles in the plasma of low pressure DC discharge journal August 2019
Vibrationally resolved electron-impact excitation cross sections for singlet states of molecular hydrogen journal June 2018
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Vibrational excitation of the ${{\rm{H}}}_{2}X{}^{1}{{\rm{\Sigma }}}_{g}^{+}$ state via electron-impact excitation and radiative cascade journal February 2019
Electron-impact dissociation of molecular hydrogen into neutral fragments journal February 2018

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