ON THE FAR INFRARED EMISSION BY A NITROGEN PLASMA

Abstract

The important far infrared emission processes for hot nitrogen are listed and the possibilities of a pure rotational band occurring for the nitrogen molecular ion are considered in some detail. The approximations inherent in the quantum mechanical model are stated and the resulting emission by that model is considered. The molecular orbital model is considered next. The charge distribution resulting from this model is found to be highly symmetrical for all low-lying electronic states. Both models predicted negligible band emission. Consequently, the significant far infrared emission of nitrogen appears to be solely that of the continuum radiation processes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1962
Accession Number
AD0271158

Entities

People

  • Robert V. Devore

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electronic States
  • Emission
  • Nitrogen
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster