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Electron Impact Excitation of Molecular Nitrogen.

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Abstract

New electron impact differential cross-sections for excitation of the lowest eight electronic states of molecular nitrogen will be presented. The data were obtained by unfolding high resolution electron energy loss spectra of molecular nitrogen using well-known Franck-Condon factors and normalized using our moveable source system\footnote{Hughes et al., Meas. Sci. Technol. \underline {14}, 841 (2003).} to the Time-of-Flight measurements of LeClair and Trajmar.\footnote{L. R. LeClair and S. Trajmar, J. Phys. B \underline {29}, 5543 (1996).} The data were taken at a large range of incident electron energies from near-threshold to 100eV and for scattering angles up to 130 degrees. Comparison to available experiments and theory is made. \\ ~ \\ This work is supported by a grant from the NASA Planetary Atmospheres Program office.

Authors

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834

  • Murtadha A. Khakoo

    California State University, Fullerton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, CA 91109, Troy High School, Fullerton, CA 92831, Cal State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA, Cal State University Fullerton, CA 92834