STUDIES OF METASTABLE MOLECULES OF ATMOSPHERIC INTEREST.
Abstract
Work relating to the study of metastable states of atoms and molecules of atmospheric interest. Excitation of such states was investigated by electron impact, reaction rates of the excited species with various molecules and also radiative lifetimes, and, as an experimental tool, the interaction of metastable molecules with surfaces. Related to this last topic is an investigation of negative-ion formation at heated surfaces. The chief application of this work to atmospheric physics is in relating various observational data to the fundamental input of energy into the atmosphere by photoionization and the precipitation of fast charged particles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0642851
Entities
People
- Nathaniel P. Carleton
Organizations
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory