Chemical Laser Systems.

Abstract

The major effort undertaken was a thorough spectroscopic study of the products of reactions of yttrium and scandium atoms with halogen molecules. These studies have shown that chemiluminescence for these reaction systems does not originate from electronically excited monohalide molecules as suggested by previous investigators, but instead arises from electronically excited metal dihalide molecules, MX2*. Excitation spectra from the monohalides of yttrium and scandium were recorded with the laser-induced fluorescence method. Spectroscopic constants and radiative lifetimes were determined for several previously unobserved electronic states. An evaluation of the chemiluminescence from chemical reactions initiated in PH3/N2O mixtures was performed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA085264

Entities

People

  • Terrill A. Cool

Organizations

  • Cornell University School of Applied and Engineering Physics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electronic States
  • Engineering
  • Fluorescence
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • New York
  • Radiation
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics