Two- and Three-body Ion-Electron Recombination Rate Coefficients in Neon

Abstract

The rates of recombination of electrons with Net ions over a wide range of pressure (1001000 Torr) and at temperatures of 133, 233 and 295 K were measured. Two- and three-body recombination processes were resolved. The observed two-body rate coefficient is lower than earlier reports. The three-body rate measured agrees well with predictions from Flarinery's modified theory by Bates for termolecular ion-electron recombination in a monatomic gas.