Scattering of the Solar Lyman Alpha Line by Carbon Monoxide.

Abstract

The vacuum ultraviolet spectral region presents unique possibilities for monitoring and tracking rocket engine firings above the atmosphere. The exhausts of most hydrocarbon fuels contain large amounts of carbon monoxide. The solar Lyman alpha line is the most intense emission in this spectral region and is scattered by the carbon monoxide modecule. This report presents a calculation of these scattering intensities and predicts the amount of radiation to be expected from this process by an exhaust above the atmosphere in the VUV region. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019259

Entities

People

  • Thomas Kassal

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Emission
  • Engines
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Intensity
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Monoxides
  • Radiation
  • Rocket Engines
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Spectroscopy.