Abstract
It has been established that production of NO-γ emission in pulsed corona discharges is dominated by the energy transfer from N2(A 3εu+) to the NO ground state NO(χ2πr) while direct excitation by electron impact is negligible. However, recent studies suggest that the electron impact excitation plays a more important role. In this work, we report modelling results of NO-? emission associated with streamer discharges using two cross section data sets available in the literature. The first set was originally reported by Mojarrabi et al (1996 Phys. Rev. A 54 2977?82) and later updated by Brunger et al (2000 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 33 809?19); the second set was published by Hayashi (1990 Nonequilibrium Processes in Partially Ionized Gases (NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, Series B, Physics vol 220) ed M Capitelli and J N Bardsley (New York: Plenum) pp 333?40). According to the results, the role played by the electron impact excitation in the production of NO-γ is drastically different when different cross sections are used. The results indicate that the first data set leads to better agreement with experimental measurements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 082001 |
Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films