The dissociative recombination of NO+: the influence of the vibrational excitation state

Authors
Mostefaoui, T Laube, S Gautier, G Rebrion-Rowe, C Rowe, BR Mitchell, JBA
Citation
T. Mostefaoui et al., The dissociative recombination of NO+: the influence of the vibrational excitation state, J PHYS B, 32(22), 1999, pp. 5247-5256
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
22
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5247 - 5256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(19991128)32:22<5247:TDRONT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The dissociative recombination rate coefficient for NO+ has been measured a t 300 K using a Rowing afterglow Langmuir probe-mass spectrometer apparatus . A value of (4 +/- 1) x 10(-7) cm(3) s(-1) has been found for ground elect ronic and vibrational state ions produced from the parent NO gas. Ions prod uced from a N-2:O-2 mixture which are in a wide range of vibrationally exci ted states display a smaller recombination rate of (1.6 +/- 0.5) x 10(-7) c m(3) s(-1).