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State-to-state study of the electron transfer reactions N/sup +//sub 2/(X,v' = 0--2)+Ar(/sup 1/S/sub 0/). -->. N/sub 2/(X,v) +Ar/sup +/(/sup 2/P/sub 3/2,1/2/)

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7104810

Relative vibrational-state-selected total cross sections sigma/sub v//sub '/, v' = 0--2, for the reaction N/sup +//sub 2/(X,v' = 0--2)+Ar(/sup 1/S/sub 0/)..-->..N/sub 2/(X,v +Ar/sup +/(/sup 2/P/sub 3/2,1/2/) (reaction (1)), over the center-of-mass collisional energy (E/sub c.m./) range of 1.2--320 eV have been determined using the crossed ion--neutral beam photoionization apparatus. The experimental results at E/sub c.m./ = 1.2--40 eV are in agreement with those obtained in previous experimental and theoretical studies, indicating that sigma/sub 0/ is substantially less than sigma/sub 1/ and sigma/sub 2/. As E/sub c.m./ is increased, sigma/sub 0/ becomes comparable to sigma/sub 1/ and sigma/sub 2/ in the E/sub c.m./ range of --140--200 eV. At E/sub c.m./ = 260 and 320 eV, the cross sections are in the order sigma/sub 0/>sigma/sub 1/>sigma/sub 2/. The fractions of Ar/sup +/(/sup 2/P/sub 1//sub ///sub 2/) resulting from reaction (1), X/sub v//sub '//sub ..-->..//sub 1/2/, v' = 0--2, at E/sub c.m./ = 4--320 eV have been measured by the charge exchange method. The measurement shows that the Ar/sup +/ product ions are predominantly(approx. >80%) formed in the /sup 2/P/sub 3//sub ///sub 2/ state, an observation qualitatively in accord with the predictions of semiclassical multistate calculations. The predicted values for X/sub v//sub '//sub ..-->..//sub 1/2/, v' = 0--2, at E/sub c.m./ = 8, 20, and 40 eV are higher than the experimental values.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
7104810
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 85:12; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English