Abstract Title: *
The rate coefficients of the slow atom-Rydberg atom collisions in geocosmical plasmas

Authors: *
V. A. SREĆKOVIĆ, M. S. DIMITRIJEVIĆ, Lj. M. IGNJATOVIĆ

Institution: *
Institute of physics, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 57 11001, Belgrade, Serbia

Preferred format: *
poster presentation

Abstract Text: *
The processes in slow-atom-Rydberg-atom collisions are investigated in this contribution. The
calculation of rate coefficients is done for Li and Na for the principal quantum numbers n≥5 and
temperatures T≤1000K. The chemi-ionization processes in slow collisions of excited alkali
atoms with atoms in ground and excited states were considered, with a particular accent to the
applications for geocosmical plasmas. We intend to present the results of calculation of the rate
coefficients of the corresponding chemi-ionization processes in the tabulated form easy for
further use.