CHEMONUCLEAR SYNTHESIS OF NITROGENFLUORINE COMPOUNDS.
Abstract
Mixtures of nitrogen and fluorine containing uranium-235 as uranium hexafluoride were exposed to the radiation field of a nuclear reactor. The fission fragments formed by reaction of U(235) with the thermal neutron component of the reactor radiation caused the formation of nitrogen fluorides. Those identified were nitrogen trifluoride, cisdifluorodiazine, and trans-difluorodiazine. Nitrogen trifluoride is the major product, and the amount formed is dependent upon the total energy deposied. The other two products are in equilibrium with each other, and the amount formed decreases as the radiation intensity increases. The total G value for compound formation is less than 1 molecule per 100 electron volts. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 21, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0615602
Entities
People
- R. N. Hazlett
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory