Electron Energy Deposition in Carbon Dioxide

J. L. Fox, A. Dalgarno

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Abstract

The processes by which energetic electrons lose energy in a weakly ionized gas of carbon dioxide are discussed and a consistent set of electron impact cross-sections is compiled. Calculations of the excitations, ionizations and neutral particle heating produced by the absorption of electrons in carbon dioxide gas are carried out for fractional ionizations ranging from 10 −2 to 10 −6 .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-502
Number of pages12
JournalPlanetary and Space Science
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1979
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Disciplines

  • Physics
  • Astrophysics and Astronomy

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