Molecular Beam Methods of Evaluating High Energy Sources for Advanced Propulsion Methods.

Abstract

The report summarizes research on designing an apparatus to obtain high resolution of relative kinetic energy for collision experiments in the electron volt range. Because it is the center-of-mass system that is important in the interpretation of experiments, energy spreads in both the projectiles and the targets are considered. The target particles are in the form of a crossed beam. Basically, the scheme consists of observing only those reaction products that are formed in a short range of primary-beam flight times. Two research areas are summarized. One deals with the measurement of the electron affinity of NO2 and the other concerns the systematic error in beam-gas experiments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753133

Entities

People

  • Erhard W. Rothe

Organizations

  • Wayne State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Resolution
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Beams
  • Particles
  • Projectiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics