Atomic Interactions in Weakly Ionized Gas: Ionizing Shock Waves in Neon

Oscillations of the p–H2single-electron capture cross sections due to two-centre interference

“…For example, in order to understand both natural and technical weak plasmas a detailed understanding of ion-molecule reaction dynamics is required. Also to understand ionospheric processes, the design and operation of lasers, gas discharge mechanisms and many other phenomena all rely upon the understanding of the dynamics of the collisions between ions and atomic or molecular systems (see for example [1,2]). Among the various basic processes occurring in these collisions, charge exchange has been the subject of the intense research activity, both experimentally and theoretically [3].…”