We have measured the total cross sections and kinetic energy distributions of the neutral fragments for the mutual neutralization of C and O with C+, N+ and O+ by using a merged beam apparatus. A ne resolution in the kinetic energy spectra of the product neutral atoms has allowed us to uniquely identify the atomic states which are participating in the mutual neutralization process. A detailed analysis of the branching ratios sheds new light on these charge transfer processes.
Nascimento, R. F., de Ruette, N., Dochain, A., Kaminska, M., Stockett, M. H., Schmidt, H. T., Cederquist, H., & Urbain, X. (2015). State-resolved measurements of mutual neutralization at subthermal collision energies. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Print), 635(2), 22043. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/635/2/022043 (Original work published 2015)