Abstract:
The processes of collision quenching of the resonance 5s[3/2]1o(3P1) state of the krypton atom are studied by the absorption probe method in electron-beam-excited high-pressure He – Kr mixtures with a low content of krypton. The rate constants of plasmochemical reactions Kr* + Kr + He → Kr*2 + He [(4.21 ± 0.42) × 10-33 cm6 s-1], Kr* + 2He → HeKr* + He [(4.5 ± 1.2) × 10-36 cm6 s-1] and Kr* + He → products + He [(2.21 ± 0.22) × 10-15 cm3 s-1] are measured for the first time. The rate constants of similar reactions are refined for krypton in the metastable 5s[3/2]2o (3P2) state.