Formation of NO+ by the Reaction of O+ and Vibrationally Excited N2 in Crossed Molecular Beams

Abstract

The cross sections for the reaction of vibrationally excited N2 with O+ (4S) to form NO+ plus N over the O+ ion energy range 4–100 eV have been determined in modulated crossed molecular beams. The total effective cross section of N2 did not change by more than 15% in the temperature range 300–3000°K. The reaction cross section for N2 (v =1, 2, 3) did not vary by much more than a factor of 2 from the cross section for N2 (v =0) in this collision energy range.