Ion-ion recombination in (X++Y-+Z) systems at low gas densities. II. Elastic ion-neutral collisions
- 14 March 1981
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 14 (5) , 915-934
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/14/5/025
Abstract
For pt.I see ibid., vol.13, no.18, p.3649 (1980). The study of Bates and Flannery (1968) of recombination in (X++Y-+Z) systems is expanded so as to provide recombination coefficients at low gas densities for all systems of physical interest. An expression for the collisional rate coefficient for all elastic and inelastic events via ion-pair-neutral collisions is derived. Comparison between elastic and symmetrical resonance charge transfer ion-neutral collisions for promoting energy changes in the ion pair is presented. An equilibrium-deactivation model is proposed and considered together with Thomson's approach (1924) within a detailed treatment of the rate for collisional transitions. The role in recombination of the various types of collisional transitions is thoroughly examined.Keywords
This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
- Universal curve for ter-molecular ionic recombination coefficientsChemical Physics Letters, 1980
- Ionic recombination in an ambient gas I. Extension of quasi-equilibrium statistical method into nonlinear regionProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1978
- Calculation of ionic recombination coefficient in an ambient gas taking specific account of angular momentumJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1975
- Three-body ion-neutral associationProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1974
- Recombination and electrical networksProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1974
- Classical statistical equilibrium constants and distribution functionsJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1973
- Kinetic energy of ion pairs in three-body ionic recombinationJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1971
- On the classical and quantal binary-encounter approximationsJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1970
- Three-body recombination of positive and negative ions II. General third bodyProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1968
- Electron-Ion Recombination by Collisional and Radiative ProcessesPhysical Review Letters, 1962