ON THE THEORY OF VIBRATIONAL ENERGY EXCHANGE

Abstract

The Schwartz-Slawsky-Herzfeld (SSH) theory of vibrational relaxation times assumes that the most effective relative kinetic energy for causing a vibrational transition is much greater than the quantum of energy transferred. For many actual cases, this assumption is not a good one. However, it appears that this approximation can be eliminated with little change in the resulting equations. The force law for N2, determined with the modified equations from the experimental data on relaxation times does not differ appreciably from previous results. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0276257

Entities

People

  • Joseph T. Vanderslice
  • Stanley Weissman

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Relaxation Time
  • Transitions
  • Vibrational Relaxation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing