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Effect of vibrational kinetics of He2+ ions on the afterglow of a discharge in helium. / Ivanov, V. A.; Skoblo, Yu E.
In: Soviet Physics Journal, Vol. 29, No. 11, 11.1986, p. 942-948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Effect of vibrational kinetics of He2+ ions on the afterglow of a discharge in helium
AU - Ivanov, V. A.
AU - Skoblo, Yu E.
PY - 1986/11
Y1 - 1986/11
N2 - A decaying weakly ionized helium plasma [ne=(0.2-1.1)·1011 cm-3, p=(40-70) mm Hg] was studied experimentally. It is shown that the experimental time dependences of the intensities of atomic lines and molecular bands in the afterglow phase can be explained if the vibrational kinetics of He2+ ions is included in the analysis. Analysis of the measurements shows that for ne ≲ 1011 cm-3 and Na ≳ 1018 cm-3 deexcitation of He2+ ions occurs primarily as a result of inelastic collisions with helium atoms. Based on the experimental data, an approximate value was obtained for the rate constants of the vibrational relaxation of molecular helium ions ≈10-16 cm3/sec. These results are used for making a qualitative analysis of the distribution of He2+ ions over the vibrational states in the discharge phase.
AB - A decaying weakly ionized helium plasma [ne=(0.2-1.1)·1011 cm-3, p=(40-70) mm Hg] was studied experimentally. It is shown that the experimental time dependences of the intensities of atomic lines and molecular bands in the afterglow phase can be explained if the vibrational kinetics of He2+ ions is included in the analysis. Analysis of the measurements shows that for ne ≲ 1011 cm-3 and Na ≳ 1018 cm-3 deexcitation of He2+ ions occurs primarily as a result of inelastic collisions with helium atoms. Based on the experimental data, an approximate value was obtained for the rate constants of the vibrational relaxation of molecular helium ions ≈10-16 cm3/sec. These results are used for making a qualitative analysis of the distribution of He2+ ions over the vibrational states in the discharge phase.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF00898452
DO - 10.1007/BF00898452
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022816736
VL - 29
SP - 942
EP - 948
JO - Russian Physics Journal
JF - Russian Physics Journal
SN - 1064-8887
IS - 11
ER -
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