The Vibrational Deactivation of HF(v = 3) and HF(v = 2) by H Atoms

Abstract

The rate of HF(v = 2 and 3) removal by H atoms was measured at T = 295 K. The measurements were performed by laser-induced fluorescence in a discharge flow tube in which H atoms were produced by a microwave discharge. The absolute H-atom concentrations were measured by isothermal calorimetry with a Pt wire coil as a catalytic probe. A small fraction of the injected HF(v = 0) was pumped first to HF(v = 1) and subsequently to HF(v = 2) and HF(v = 3) by the multiline output from a pulsed HF transverse excitation atmospheric (TEA) laser.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044202

Entities

People

  • Jerry F. Bott
  • Raymond F. Heidner Iii

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Calorimeters
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Classification
  • Collisions
  • Energy
  • Fluorescence
  • Hydrogen Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Molecular Sieves
  • Potential Energy
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers