Dissociative recombination of Hg2+ions and electrons: dependence of the total rate coefficient and excited state production on electron temperature

Dissociative recombination of Hg 2 + ions with electrons has been studied using microwave afterglow and optical spectrometric techniques. The total rate coefficient is found to be alpha (Hg 2 + )=(4.2+or-0.5)*10 -7 (T e (K)/340) -1.1 cm 3 s -1 over the electron temperature range 340K