A REVIEW OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR EXCITATION MECHANISMS IN NONEQUILIBRIUM GASES UP TO 20,000K

Abstract

The review summarizes present knowledge of the atomic and molecular mechanisms that produce or remove rotationally, vibrationally, and electronically excited species in heated or excited gases. A logical classification scheme for these mechanisms is introduced, and the extent of present information on each class is indicated. The validity and utility of several general rules and regularities are also examined. An appendix includes a table of rate coefficients for vibrational and electronic excitation and de- excitation reactions, taken directly from or derived from data in the literature. This table provides comprehensive coverage of some classes of reactions and representative coverage of the others.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661233

Entities

People

  • Ernest Bauer
  • Forest R. Gilmore
  • William Mcgowan

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Transfer
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Dissociation
  • Dynamics
  • Electron Energy
  • Electronic States
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Ionization
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Measurement
  • Molecules

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  • Business Analytics
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics