C P Malone et al 2009 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 42 225202 doi:10.1088/0953-4075/42/22/225202
C P Malone1,2, P V Johnson1, J A Young1, X Liu1, B Ajdari2, M A Khakoo2 and I Kanik1
Show affiliationsAbsolute integral cross sections (ICSs) for electron-impact excitation of the C 3Πu, E 3Σ+g and a'' 1Σ+g states of N2 from the X 1Σ+g (v'' = 0) ground-state level are presented for electron-impact energies of 13, 15, 17.5, 20, 25, 30, 50 and 100 eV. ICSs are also presented for the individual vibrational levels of the C 3Πu state (v' = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4). The ICSs were derived from recent differential cross sections determined via energy-loss spectroscopy (Malone et al 2009 Phys. Rev. A 79 032704; Malone et al 2009 Phys. Rev. A 79 032705). The results are compared with existing measurements in the literature.
34.80.Gs Molecular excitation and ionization
33.15.Mt Rotation, vibration, and vibration-rotation constants
Issue 22 (28 November 2009)
Received 19 August 2009, in final form 15 September 2009
Published 5 November 2009
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