Vaporization Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Graphite Using the High Pressure Mass Spectrometer.

Abstract

An apparatus for producing and sampling graphite vapor was developed and studies of the vaporization of graphite were performed. An all-graphite Knudsen cell was heated to about 3300K in vacuum without significant heating of the beam system walls or occurrence of objectionable outgassing. A continuously operating vacuum viewport and automatic pyrometer system allowed temperature monitoring under rapid window darkening conditions produced during vaporization runs. An extensive experimental determination of the neutral time-of-flight behavior of both carbon and low temperature gaseous species was done. Various ionic carbon clusters are identified. Experimental design and equipment are discussed. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785136

Entities

People

  • Frank T. Greene
  • Jacob E. Beachey
  • Thomas A. Milne

Organizations

  • MRIGlobal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Automatic
  • Communication Equipment
  • Experimental Design
  • Graphitic Materials
  • High Pressure
  • Instrumentation
  • Kinetics
  • Low Temperature
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Monitoring
  • Spectrometers
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transition Temperature
  • Vaporization

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.