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No. | Process | Description |
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| | Ionization |
1 | Ar(GL) + e − → Ar+ + 2 e − | from the GL |
2 | Ar(4s, m) + e − → Ar+ + 2 e − | from the 4s(m) |
3 | Ar(4s, t) + e − → Ar+ + 2 e − | from the 4s(t) |
4 | Ar(4p) + e − → Ar+ + 2 e − | from the 4p |
| | Excitation of |
5 | Ar(GL) + e − → Ar(4s, m) + e − | GL→4s(m) |
6 | Ar(GL) + e − → Ar(4s, t) + e − | GL→4s(t) |
7 | Ar(GL) + e − → Ar(4p) + e − | GL→4p |
8 | Ar(4s, m) + e − → Ar(4p) + e − | 4s(m)→4p |
9 | Ar(4s, t) + e − → Ar(4p) + e − | 4s(t)→4p |
10 | Ar(4s, m) + e − → Ar(4s, t) + e − | 4s(m)→4s(t) |
| | De-excitation of |
11 | Ar(4s, t) + e − → Ar(4s, m) + e − | 4s(t)→4s(m) |
12 | Ar(4s, t) + e − → Ar(GL) + e − | 4s(t)→GL |
13 | Ar(4s, m) + e − → Ar(GL) + e − | 4s(m)→GL |
14 | Ar(4p) + e − → Ar(GL) + e − | 4p→GL |
15 | Ar(4p) + e − → Ar(4s, t) + e − | 4p→4s(t) |
16 | Ar(4p) + e − → Ar(4s, m) + e − | 4p→4s(m) |
| | Spontaneous emission |
17 | Ar(4s, t) → Ar(GL) + hν | 4s(t)→GL |
18 | Ar(4s, m) → Ar(GL) + hν | 4s(m)→GL |
19 | Ar(4p) → Ar(4s, t) + hν | 4p→4s(t) |
20 | Ar(4p) → Ar(4s, m) + hν | 4p→4s(m) |
21 | Ar(4p) + wall → Ar(GL) | 4p de-excitation on the wall, see text |
22 | Ar(4s, t) + wall → Ar(GL) | 4s(t) de-excitation on the wall, see text |
23 | Ar(4s, m) + wall → Ar(GL) | 4s(m) de-excitation on the wall, see text |
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