Search for Low-Lying Triplet Electronic States of Simple Nitrate Esters.

Abstract

Using lifetime measurements and qualitative quantum yield measurements, it has been shown that there are no triplet electronic states below 2.9 eV (67 kcal/mole or 0.46 aJ) for either isopropyl nitrate or n-propyl nitrate. These results suggest that spin-orbit coupling to bound triplet states is probably not important in the thermal decomposition of nitrate esters. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA068465

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Beyer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Double Base Propellants
  • Energy Levels
  • Ground State
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Propellants
  • Quantum Yields
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction

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  • Physics

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  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Organic Chemistry

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  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots
  • Space