Estimates of rates for dissociative recombination of NO2+ + e- via various mechanisms
Abstract
We estimate rates for the dissociative recombination (DR) of NO2+ + e-. Although accurate excited state potential energy curves for the excited states of the neutral are not available, we estimate that the 1 2g and the 1 2g states of the neutral may intersect the ground state cation potential energy surface near its equilibrium geometry. Using fixed nuclei scattering calculations we estimate the rate for direct DR via these states and find it to be significant. We also perform approximate calculations of DR triggered by the indirect mechanism, which suggest that the indirect DR rate for NO2+ is insignificant compared to the direct rate.
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