Electron attachment on HI and DI in a uniform supersonic flow: Thermalization of the electrons

…, C Rebrion-Rowe, S Carles, JL Le Garrec…

Index: Goulay; Rebrion-Rowe; Carles; Le Garrec; Rowe Journal of Chemical Physics, 2004 , vol. 121, # 3 p. 1303 - 1308

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Abstract

In order to check the electron thermalization in the CRESU technique (Cinétique de Réaction en Ecoulement Supersonique Uniforme, eg,“reaction kinetics in a uniform supersonic flow”), electron attachment on HI and DI has been studied in the 48–170 K range. Attachment to HI is exothermic and the reaction is expected to be fast and to proceed at a rate close to the capture limit. On the contrary, attachment to DI is slightly endothermic, ...