Absolute photon cross sections for Balmer lines from proton‐SO 2  collisions | Zendy

Ammirati Thomas F. | Zendy; Monce Michael N. | Zendy; Tadesse Desta | Zendy; Luthy Peter M. | Zendy; Alvarado Naja | Zendy

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Absolute photon cross sections for Balmer lines from proton‐SO 2 collisions

Author(s) -

Ammirati Thomas F.,

Monce Michael N.,

Tadesse Desta,

Luthy Peter M.,

Alvarado Naja

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of geophysical research: space physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67

H-Index - 298

eISSN - 2156-2202

pISSN - 0148-0227

DOI - 10.1029/2003ja010359

Subject(s) - balmer series , physics , atomic physics , spectral line , proton , ionization , emission spectrum , torus , line (geometry) , plasma , charge exchange , nuclear physics , ion , astronomy , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics

Observations of atomic emissions from the Io plasma torus and previously published laboratory work suggest that proton collisions with SO 2 may be a source of some of the spectral lines. We present an analysis of Balmer series lines seen in the spectra of collisions of protons with SO 2 over the range of 50 to 250 keV. Absolute emission cross sections for these lines are measured to be on the order of 10 −19 cm 2 and are in rough agreement with a parametric model for electron capture which supports charge‐transfer ionization of the SO 2 target.

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