Translational energy dependence of O+(4S) + N2 → NO+ + N from thermal energies to 30 eV c.m.

Journal ArticleGuided ion beam mass spectrometry is used to examine the kinetic energy dependence of the reaction of ground state atomic oxygen ion with molecular nitrogen. An 0 + (4S) source which produces less than 0.06% excited states is described. Cross sections for the NO+ + N product channel decrease with increasing energy below 0.25 eV but increase with energy at higher energies