Global Modeling of N₂O Discharges: Rate Coefficients and Comparison with ICP and Glow Discharges Results

Table 8

List of the N₂ states considered in the 𝜀_𝑐 calculation. Level descriptions from Itikawa [33]. All energies are in eV.

Level	𝐸^𝑋,Allan	𝐸^𝑋,Hasted	𝐸^𝑋,Phelps(1)	𝐸^𝑋,Phelps(2)	𝐸^𝐷,(Cosby)	𝐸^𝐷𝜈=0/𝐸^𝐷𝜈=𝑖	𝐸^𝐼,(Hasted)	𝐸^𝐼𝜈=0/𝐸^𝐼𝜈=𝑖
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=0)					9.7537	1.00	15.581	1.00
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=1)	0.29		0.29	1.65/0.29^(3)	9.46*	1.03	15.291*	1.02
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=2)	0.58		0.59	1.80	9.17*	1.06	15.001*	1.04
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=3)	0.85		0.88	2.00	8.90*	1.10	14.731*	1.06
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=4)	1.15		1.17	2.10	8.60*	1.13	14.431*	1.08
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=5)	1.42		1.47	2.20	8.33*	1.17	14.161*	1.10
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=6)	1.69		1.76	2.30
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=7)	1.95		2.06	2.40
X^1Σ𝑔^+  (𝜈=8)	2.20		2.35	2.60
A^3Σ𝑢^+  (𝜈=0)		6.15
A^3Σ𝑢^+  (𝜈=0--4)			6.17	7.00
B^3Π𝑔		7.20	7.35	8.00
W^3Δ𝑢		7.35	7.36	7.30
A^3Σ𝑢^+  (𝜈=5--9)			7.00	8.10
A^3Σ𝑢^+  (𝜈=10)			7.80	9.00
B^′3Σ𝑢^−		8.00	8.16	9.00
a^′1Σ𝑢^−		8.20	8.40	9.00
a^1Π𝑔		8.40	8.55	9.00
w^1Δ𝑢		8.70	8.89	9.00
C^3Π𝑢		10.90	11.03	11.50
𝐸^3Σ𝑔^+		11.85	11.87	11.92
a^′′1Σ𝑔^+			12.25	13.00

(1)Threshold energies of the excitation cross sections given by Phelps and Pitchford [31].
(2)Lower energies for which Phelps and Pitchford [31] give a cross section value.
(3)Cross section given by Engelhardt et al. [56].
(1,2)Data reported in [31].
*see text.