Single electron capture measurements in collisions of K+ on N2

Abstract

Absolute total charge transfer cross sections have been measured for K+–N2 collisions, at impact energies between 1.0 and 3.5keV. The charge transfer cross sections show a monotonic increasing behaviour as a function of the incident energy. Agreement with other groups is observed as the present measurements extend to lower energies. A semi-empirical calculation shows a similar behaviour to the present data with respect to the electron capture cross sections as a function of energy.