Experimental Studies of Photoionization Processes in Air

Abstract

The experimental program described herein was designed to investigate vacuum ultraviolet radiation processes in air, with particular emphasis directed at the interaction of shock-induced nonequilibrium radiation with gaseous species. The program was divided into three main tasks which were: (1) To perform (NO) absorption measurements using a shock-tube splitter plate technique. (2) To investigate VUV excitation mechanisms using sidewall radiation overshoot measurements. (3) To perform endwall radiation measurements of the advancing shock front to verify previously developed excitation and radiative flux models. The results of this program are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0768913

Entities

People

  • Paul V. Marrone
  • Thomas M. Albrechcinski
  • Walter H. Wurster

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Films
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Radiation
  • Shock Tests
  • Shock Tubes
  • Spectrometers
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics