Measurement of Electron Excitation of the a 1 delta g State of 02 Using the Swarm Technique.

Abstract

Measurements have been made of electron excitation coefficients for the a 1 delta g metastable state of O2. The measurements were made in mixtures 1 and 5% O2 in Ar for mean electron energies between about 0.9 and 4 eV. The measured excitation coefficients are about 30% above predictions for 1% O2 and about 30% below predictions for 5% O2. The measured rate coefficient for quenching of the O2(a1 delta g) state by O2 is in good agreement with the literature value, but the rate coefficient for quenching by Ar is about twice previously published values. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102775

Entities

People

  • Arthur V. Phelps
  • K. Tachibana

Organizations

  • JILA

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Coefficients
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Excitation
  • Gas Discharges
  • Measurement
  • Metastable State
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quenching
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics