RESEARCH ON IONISATION CHARACTERISTICS OF EASILY IONISABLE CHEMICALS

Abstract

A laboratory method is outlined for studying some of the low energy ionic reactions that are likely to occur when easily ionisable chemicals are released into the ionosphere. The possibility of resolving some of the discrepancies in previous measurements of relevant cross-sections is discussed. The design of apparatus to make measurements in afterglows using a time resolving mass spectrometer and a Langmuir probe is described, and the construction and initial measurements of performance of the mass spectrometer are given in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273613

Entities

People

  • G. R. Court
  • J. Sayers
  • P. H. Batey

Organizations

  • University of Birmingham

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkali Metals
  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Cathode Followers
  • Diagrams
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Ion Density
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Ions
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science