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Measurement of the charge-transfer rate of Fe{sup 3+}-ion coefficients with H{sub 2} and N{sub 2} at electron-volt energy

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 71010, Wuhan 430071 (China)
The charge-transfer rate coefficients of Fe{sup 3+} with H{sub 2} and N{sub 2} are measured by using a laser-ablation ion source and a quadrupole radio-frequency ion trap with the mean collision energy of about 5.1 eV. The rate coefficients for Fe{sup 3+} with H{sub 2} at the equivalent temperature 1.7x10{sup 3} K and Fe{sup 3+} with N{sub 2} at 1.3x10{sup 4} K are 1.64(0.22)x10{sup -10} cm{sup 3} s{sup -1} and 4.36(0.46)x10{sup -9} cm{sup 3} s{sup -1}, respectively. The measured values are of the same order as the Langevin rate coefficient.
OSTI ID:
20633714
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 67; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English