Do Highly Excited Reactive Polyatomic Molecules Behave Ergodically.

Abstract

Existing literature is surveyed and critically analysed. A variety of excitation techniques including crossed molecular beam, laser, photochemical, chemical activation and thermal are considered. Models of collisional perturbation relaxation and energy transfer are compared with literature evidence. The answer to the title question is yes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060118

Entities

People

  • Benton Seymour Rabinovitch
  • I. Oref

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Energy Transfer
  • High Pressure
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Molecular Beams
  • Molecules
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Photochemical Reactions
  • Polyatomic Molecules

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers