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Dissociative charge transfer of He/sup +/ ions with H/sub 2/ and D/sub 2/ molecules from 78 to 330 K

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5613618

The dissociative charge transfer of He/sup +/ ions with H/sub 2/ and D/sub 2/ molecules has been studied using a temperature-variable drift-tube mass-spectrometer apparatus over the temperature range 78 to 330 K. The binary rate coefficients are small at 300 K, approx.10/sup -13/--10/sup -14/ cm/sup 3//sec, and only slightly larger at 78 K. Termolecular contributions to the binary rate coefficients are found to be small at 330 K but increase substantially with decreasing temperature. Two-body charge transfer with D/sub 2/ is found to be slower than with H/sub 2/ by a factor of 10, in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions, although the measured values of the rate coefficients are larger by a factor of approx.4 than the predicted values.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
OSTI ID:
5613618
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 72:5; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English