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Vibrational relaxation of NO/sup +/ (v) ions in neutral collisions

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5960076
Vibrational relaxation of NO/sup +/ (v) by collisions with NO, N/sub 2/, CO/sub 2/, CH/sub 4/, NO/sub 2/, He, Ar, and Kr has b een measured from thermal energy up to 1 eV. NO/sup +/ (v) is vibrationally relaxed at near the collision frequency by resonant charge transfer with NO. N/sub 2/ is quite efficient due to near resonant V ..-->.. V transfer. CO/sub 2/, CH/sub 4/, and NO/sub 2/ are efficient, Ar, Kr, and especially He are not. The quenching rate constants for N/sub 2/, CO/sub 2/, and CH/sub 4/ decrease with KE, those for NO and NO/sub 2/ do not.
Research Organization:
Institut f. Experimentalphysik, Karl Schoenherrstr. 3, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
OSTI ID:
5960076
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 79:3; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English