CHEMILUMINESCENCE IN COLLISIONS OF N+ IONS WITH CO MOLECULES

Abstract Chemiluminescence which is presumed to be due to the transitions of excited CN+ ions formed by the reaction of N+ ions with CO molecules in the LAB energy range 40–150 eV was observed in the spectral range shorter than 3100 Å. Two line spectra due to the transitions of excited C atoms were clearly found. The C atom (1P) is thought to be produced also by an N+–CO reaction.