The production of O(1D) from dissociative recombination of O2+

doi:10.1016/0032-0633(88)90145-6

Planetary and Space Science

Volume 36, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 47-53

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Abstract

The results of large scale ab initio calculations of the rates for production of O(¹D) by dissociative recombination of O₂⁺ are presented for electron temperatures in the range 100–3000 K. A ¹Δ_μ state is the dominant dissociative route from ν = 0 and a ³Σ_μ⁻ state is the most important route from ν = 1 and ν = 2. The calculated total rate for O(¹D) production from ν = 0 is 2.21 (+0.21, −0.24) × 10⁻⁷ × (T_e/300)^−0.46 near room temperature. The ν = 1 and ν = 2 rates are about 17% and 47% maller, respectively, than the ν = 0 rate at 300 K.

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