Chemistry of Metastable States of Atoms and Diatomic Molecules.

Abstract

The chemistry of the first excited, metastable, state of He, Ar, Xe, N2 and CO has been studied by the flowing afterglow technique. Concentrations of reactants and products were monitored by absorption and emission spectroscopy. The total quenching cross sections for these excited states have been rather fully characterized for a variety of reagent molecules. Product channels also have been identified for some reactions. The experimental techniques have been developed and standardized to the extent that additional measurements can be made with relative ease by other laboratories. This report presents summaries of papers and research. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787524

Entities

People

  • D. W. Setser

Organizations

  • Kansas State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Abstracts
  • Afterglows
  • Chemistry
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Measurement
  • Metastable State
  • Molecules
  • Quenching
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design