Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Physics

  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 41d
  • Issue: 2

Study of Electron Impact Ionization Cross-Sections of Nitrogen Molecule by Inelastic Collision

1Department of Physics, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana-124001, India

2Department of Physics, D. J. College, Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh-250611, India

3Department of Biomedical Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana-131039, India

*Corresponding author: Ritu Sharawat, Department of Physics, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana-124001, India, E-mail: ritusharawat21@gmail.com

Online Published on 29 December, 2022.

Abstract

In this article, the calculation of ionization cross-section of N2 molecule by electron impact is reviewed. The work on ionization cross-sections from threshold to high (10 KeV) incident electron energies are calculated and their applications are discussed. To find exact values of total ionization cross-sections for the N2 molecule, a semiempirical approach of Jain and Khare (1976) is adopted which is a modification to eliminate the error factors, and then it is compared with the existing experimental and/or theoretical data which gives satisfactory results

Keywords

Cross-section, Electron impact, Partial and total ionization