NEUTRAL D-REGION CHEMISTRY FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL IONIZATION IMPULSES,

Abstract

The changes in the neutral constituents in the D-region following high level ionization pulses, such as those caused by nuclear detonations, is reexamined with regard to the effects of updated rate constants, charged particle reactions and ambient neutral constituents. The major differences from the results of Branscomb and LeLevier are: Longer persistence of the nitrogen atom concentrations; Early formation by charged particle reactions of high levels of nitric oxide, and to a lesser extent, of nitrogen dioxide during the day; The formation of N2O, which has a decay time measured in months. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0685602

Entities

People

  • Murray Scheibe

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detonations
  • Ionization
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Oxides
  • Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design