CONTINUATION OF LABORATORY CHEMILUMINESCENT EXPERIMENTS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE

Abstract

The chemiluminescent emission arising from the reactions of atomic oxygen with acetylene, ethylene, methane and carbon monoxide was investigated in the pressure range 1 - 1000 microns Hg. In a separate study, the reactions of oxygen atoms with acetylene, ethylene and carbonyl sulfide, were investigated mass spectrometrically. The reaction of atomic oxygen with acetylene was emphasized in both studies. The report contains among various results, data on the pathway of the initiation reaction; the associated rate constant; the variation of atomic oxygen concentration, acetylene concentration and carbon monoxide concentration with time; the intensity dependence of the various chemiluminescent emissions on time and on molecular oxygen concentration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0637954

Entities

People

  • Neville Jonathan
  • Peter Warneck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Free Radicals
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ionization
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Partial Pressure
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry