Charge transfer cross sections and transport coefficients of 39K+ − 39K and 41K+ − 39K at low-energy

Abstract

The transport coefficients, diffusion D(T), and reduced mobility K0 are calculated for systems 39K+ − 39K and 41K+ − 39K in a thermal range between 1 and 3000 K within the Chapman–Enskog approximation. This is preceded by a theoretical study of the collision of alkaline ions in their gases for low and intermediate energies in the range 10−14 ≤ E ≤ 10−3 (a.u.), and within this field, we calculate the interaction energy potentials and elastic and charge-transfer cross sections and discuss the isotopic effects in the 39 K+ − 39K and 41K+ − 39K collisions.