Transitions between excited electronic states of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">H</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> molecules by electron impact

Cláudio S. Sartori; Fernando J. da Paixão; Marco A. P. Lima

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2857

Transitions between excited electronic states of $H_{2}$ molecules by electron impact

Cláudio S. Sartori, Fernando J. da Paixão, and Marco A. P. Lima

Phys. Rev. A 58, 2857 – Published 1 October 1998

Abstract

We present theoretical integral and differential cross sections for transitions produced by electron collision with an excited $H_{2}$ molecule ${(c}^{3} Π_{u}$ and $a^{3} Σ_{g}^{(+)})$ obtained with the Schwinger multichannel method in a four-state approximation. We also present the transition rates obtained with these cross sections. The results indicate the importance of these scattering processes in modeling $H_{2}$ discharge.

Received 17 March 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2857

Authors & Affiliations

Cláudio S. Sartori^*

Universidade Paulista, Unip, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Faculdade Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio, 13300-460 Itu, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando J. da Paixão^† and Marco A. P. Lima^‡

Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

^*Electronic address: claudio@ifi.unicamp.br
^†Electronic address: paixao@ifi.unicamp.br
^‡Electronic address: maplima@ifi.unicamp.br

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