Kinetics Important to the Development of Chemical Lasers.

Abstract

An infrared chemiluminescence technique has been used to measure the rates of the following energy transfer reactions at 295 plus or minus 5K: (a) HF(v) + CO2 to HF(v - 1) + CO2 for v = 1,2,3,4,5; (b) DF(v) + CO2 to DF(v - 1) + CO2 for v = 1,2,3,; (c) HF(v) + HF to HF(v - 1) + HF for v = 2,3,4,5,; and (d) DF(v) + HG to DF(v - 1) + HF for v = 1,2. The rate constants for reactions (a), (b), (c), and (d) may be used in kinetic model analyses of hydrogen fluoride and related lasers. A very brief discussion is given of new aspects of the chemistry of excited states important to the development of chemical lasers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751930

Entities

People

  • J. R. Airey

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluorides
  • Hydrogen
  • Kinetics
  • Lasers

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy