NEUTRAL-STABILIZED ELECTRON-ION RECOMBINATION IN AMBIENT HELIUM GAS

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CAO, YS
JOHNSEN, R
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[1] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
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10.1063/1.460505
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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We have measured rates of recombination of electrons with simple molecular ions in the presence of helium at densities from 2.5 x 10(19) to 2.9 x 10(20) cm-3 at reduced temperatures of 77, 125, and 150 K. The results agree surprisingly well with the neutral, collisional recombination mechanism proposed by Bates and Khare for atomic ions recombining in plasmas of high neutral density.
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