Excitation of Molecular Rotation by Slow Electrons. II
Year: 1966
Type: article
Abstract: A previous study is here extended to consider the effects on rotational excitation of the nonvanishing electronic spin of ${\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ and the short-range static fields of the ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}$, ${\mathrm{N}}_{2}$, and ${\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ molecules. The spin effect is found to be negligible, while the effect of short-range interactions can be quite large in certain energy regions. This permits a qualitative explanation of the heretofore unexplained ratio of the observed electron relaxation rates in oxygen and nitrogen.
Source: Physical Review
Authors: S. Geltman, K. Takayanagi
Language: English
Topic: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2017328160