THE PHYSICS OF METASTABLE SYSTEMS.

Abstract

A technical resume of the results of investigations is given in the following categories: cross sections for the de-excitation of helium metastable atoms by collisions with atoms; reactions of the metastable helium triplets; metastable helium atom concentration in the earth's atmosphere; calculation of cross sections for zero activation energy processes by simple collision models with emphasis on the Penning effect; and interaction of a triplet and a normal helium atom.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0622687

Entities

People

  • W. W. Robertson

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Collisions
  • Energy
  • Heat Of Activation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics