Electronic energy transfer in rare gas mixtures

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In this paper we present the results of an experimental study of electronic energy transfer in xenon‐argon and xenon‐krypton gaseous mixtures excited by an α source. Spectroscopic evidence is presented for molecule‐atom energy transfer from Ar*2(1,3Σu) to Xe(1P1) and from Kr*2(1,3Σu) to Xe(3P1). These two electronic energy transfer processes are characterized by large ∼ 10−14 − 10−13 cm2 cross sections. Information has been obtained for collision‐induced energy conversion processes of the Xe energy acceptor involving 1P1 → 3P1 conversion and the formation of Xe*2(1,3Σu) at moderately low (≤ 200 ppm) Xe concentrations. A new emission band, observed in the xenon‐krypton system, peaking at 1530Å, is tentatively assigned to a heteronuclear (KrXe)* diatomic molecule.

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