Charge transfer processes in ion-molecule collisions at intermediate energies; the vibrational effect, isotope effect, isomer effect, and steric effect
M. Kimura1), L. Pichl2), H. Suno3), R. Suzuki4), R. J. Buenker5), Y. Li5), P. Libermann5), T. Kusakabe6)
(1) Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
Among many interactions and dynamical processes, charge transfer processes of slow H+ ions in collisions with H2, H2O, CO, CO2, and hydrocarbon molecules are some of the most fundamental and important ion-molecule collisions in basic sciences and applications. They are of vital importance not only that this collision process provides the fundamental knowledge of underlying collision physics, but also that it is far more important in numerous applications such as plasma, material, medical and astrophysical sciences. In the research of the controlled thermonuclear fusion, these collisions play a key role in low temperature edge plasmas of the current fusion devices [1].
References
[1] R. K. Janev, in Atomic and Molecular Processes in Fusion Edge Plasmas, edited by R. K. Janev, (Plenum, New York, 1995), pp.1-13.
[2] T. Kusakabe, S. Satoh, H. Tawara and M. Kimura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 243201 (2001). [3] T. Kusakabe, K. Asahina, J. P. Gu, G. Hirsch, R. J. Buenker, M.Kimura, H. Tawara, and Y. Nakai, Phys. Rev. A 62, 062714 (2000).
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