Low-energy electron impact dissociative recombination and vibrational transitions of N 2 +

A. Abdoulanziz (1) , C. Argentin (1, 2) , V. Laporta (3) , K. Chakrabarti (4) , Arnaud Bultel (2) , J. Tennyson (1, 5) , I. Schneider (1, 6) , J. Zs. Mezei (1, 7)

1 LOMC - Laboratoire Ondes et Milieux Complexes
2 CORIA - Complexe de recherche interprofessionnel en aérothermochimie
3 ISTP - Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi
4 Department of Mathematics, Scottish Church College
5 UCL - University College of London [London]
6 LAC - Laboratoire Aimé Cotton
7 ATOMKI - Institute for Nuclear Research [Budapest]

Cross sections and thermal rate coefficients are computed for electron-impact dissociative recombination and vibrational excitation/de-excitation of the N molecular ion in its lowest six vibrational levels, for collision energies/temperatures up to 2.3 eV/5000 K.

Mots clés: Potential energy surfaces; Vibrational states; Planetary atmospheres; Vibrational energy transfer; Reaction mechanisms; Reaction rate constants; Recombination reactions; Collision theories; Plasma collisions; Plasma sources

Domaines: Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

A. Abdoulanziz, C. Argentin, V. Laporta, K. Chakrabarti, Arnaud Bultel, et al.. Low-energy electron impact dissociative recombination and vibrational transitions of N 2 +. Journal of Applied Physics, 2021, 129 (5), pp.053303. ⟨10.1063/5.0038609⟩. ⟨hal-03140994⟩