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Rotational transitions in the electron-impact ionization of nitrogen in the N +2 (B 2∑ +u ,v′=0) state

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    A. E. Belikov, A. I. Sedel'nikov, G. I. Sukhinin & R. G. Sharafutdinov

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 3–14, May–June, 1988.

We are indebted to N. V. Karelov for participating in the early experiments.

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Belikov, A.E., Sedel'nikov, A.I., Sukhinin, G.I. et al. Rotational transitions in the electron-impact ionization of nitrogen in the N +2 (B 2∑ +u ,v′=0) state. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 29, 317–325 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00853472

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