Abstract
Absolute emission cross sections for production of radiation of the A 2Π and B 2Σ + states of CO + have been determined for 0.05–5 keV electrons incident on CO. The results are analyzed by means of the Bethe approximation. A strong contribution from collision-induced dipole transitions is found in the excitation processes. Cross sections for formation of the A 2Π, B 2Σ + and X 2Σ + states have been calculated. In some cases the variation of the electronic transition matrix element R e could be determined from ratios of cross sections for specified vibrational transitions. The apparent cross sections for emission of the A 2Π−X 2Σ + band system were found to be dependent both on the gas pressure and the electron current used. These effects are connected with an excitation transfer process and a pressure effect found in lifetime measurements. A comparison is made with existing proton- and photon- impact data and also with electron data of N 2.
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