Intermolecular electron energy transfer processes in the quenching of N2(C3Πu,v = 0–4) by collisions with N2 molecules

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.11.048
• Publication Date: 2018-11-29T04:14:36Z
• Authors: A.S. Kirillov
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy

Abstract The removal rates of electronically excited molecular nitrogen N2(C3Πu,v = 0–4) in the collisions with the ground state N2(X1Σg+,v* = 0–4) molecules are calculated according to analytical expressions. The study includes a consideration of intermolecular electron energy transfers with the electronic excitation of target molecules. Reasonable agreement of the calculated rate coefficients with data of experimental measurements is obtained.