Thermalization of fast nitrogen atoms in
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V. Kharchenko; N. Balakrishnan; A. Dalgarno
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Article
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1998
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The energy relaxation of fast nitrogen atoms due to elastic and inelastic collisions with molecules in the atmosphere is studied. A new formula for the energy relaxation kernel in the Boltzmann kinetic equation, which applies equally to elastic and inelastic collisions, is derived. Angular and energ