Electron-Impact Ionization: Fragmentation and Cross-Section
A special issue of Atoms (ISSN 2218-2004).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2025) | Viewed by 750
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electron impact ionization is a governing process in many scientific and industrial applications. As the fundamental process dominating the electron-impact interaction for a wide energy range, the investigation of ionization provides useful insights. Further, cross-sections are key inputs for various simulations in scientific fields such as plasma physics, atmospheric science and radiation biology. These simulations need accurate total and partial cross-sections, which require reliable studies on electron-impact ionization patterns. These fragmentation patterns allow us to estimate the branching ratio, which is the key information for partial ionization cross-sections. The scope of this Special Issue encompasses a broad range of topics related to electron-ionization processes, including theoretical and experimental studies of fragmentation mechanisms, cross-section measurements, and computational simulations of electron-impact ionization.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fragmentation pathways following the ionization of the parent species;
- Branching ratio or the mass spectra of the positive ionization of the target;
- Electron-impact ionization cross-sections covering total and partial cross-sections.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to provide information not only on atoms and molecules but also on ions.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nidhi Sinha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Ionization
- cross-section
- fragmentation
- mass spectra
- partial ionization cross-section
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