Theoretical investigation of the production of atomic and molecular ions in collisions between two excited alkali atoms
- 28 June 1987
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 20 (12) , 2773-2785
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/20/12/022
Abstract
Cross sections for various ionising processes occurring in collisions between excited alkali atoms are calculated. The method is derived from a previously developed impulse-type treatment. The authors show that reasonable simplification arises in the thermal energy range leading to very simple expressions for the cross sections. Moreover, it is demonstrated that such a method allows one to treat various ionising processes. In view of its simplicity the agreement obtained with the available data appears satisfactory.Keywords
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