Radiative Charge Transfer between the Helium Ion and Argon

2018/04/30 by J. F. Babb, James F. Babb, B M McLaughlin +1
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Argon #Atmospheric Ozone and Climate #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Atomic physics #Charge (physics) #Helium #Ion #Optics #Physics #Radiative transfer #Spectroscopy and Laser Applications #astro-ph.GA #physics.atom-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aac5f4

published as Ap. J. 860 (2018), 151

openalex publication_date 2018/06/20 · arxiv created 2018/06/22 · arxiv updated 2018/06/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Abstract The rate coefficient for radiative charge transfer between the helium ion and an argon atom is calculated. The rate coefficient is about at 300 K in agreement with earlier experimental data.

Citations

• Detection of a Noble Gas Molecular Ion, 36ArH⁺, in the Crab Nebula
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