CHEMILUMINESCENCE IN ATOMIC REACTIONS AT LOW PRESSURES.
Abstract
The chemiluminescent reaction of sulfur monoxide with oxygen atoms was studied in the micron pressure region and shown to be a simple combination: S0 + 0 yields S02 + h(nu). This was analogous to the results previously obtained for the N0-oxygen atom reaction. Some thermodynamic considerations are given as well as estimated reaction rates. The results of these experiments with N0 and S0 reacting with oxygen atoms confirm the two body combination as a proable mechanism for chemiluminescence. Additional studies on the Lewis Rayleigh afterglow of nitrogen atoms were made at low pressures which indicated that a simple third order process does not dominate for the light emitting process under these conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 20, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0615626
Entities
People
- Paul Harteck
- R. R. Reeves Jr.
- T. Rolfes
Organizations
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute