Study of Electron Impact Ionization Cross-Sections of Nitrogen Molecule by Inelastic Collision

Authors

  • Ritu Sharawat Department of Physics, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, India
  • Meenakshi Department of Physics, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, India
  • Rajeev Kumar Department of Physics, D. J. College, Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh 250611, India
  • Ravinder Sharma Department of Biomedical Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana-131039, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Cross-section, Electron impact, Partial and total ionization

Abstract

In this article, the calculation of ionization cross-section of N2 molecule by electron  impact is reviewed. The work on ionization cross-sections from threshold to high (10  KeV) incident electron energies are calculated and their applications are discussed.  To find exact values of total ionization cross-sections for the N2 molecule, a semi 

empirical approach of Jain and Khare (1976) is adopted which is a modification to  eliminate the error factors, and then it is compared with the existing experimental  and/or theoretical data which gives satisfactory results 

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Published

2022-12-15

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Vol. 41 No. 2 (2022): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Science-Physics (Jul-Dec) 2022

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Study of Electron Impact Ionization Cross-Sections of Nitrogen Molecule by Inelastic Collision . (2022). Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences – Physics, 41(2), 51–58. https://doi.org/10.48165/