Resonance Studies of Hydrogen Atoms Interacting with Very Cold Surfaces

Abstract

Experimental techniques and theoretical methods of analysis for the study of hydrogen atoms stored in containers having very cold surfaces are developed. The temperature dependence of the probability of adsorption and average time of adsorption of hydrogen atoms on frozen molecular hydrogen surfaces is measured. Recombination and other relaxations while adsorbed are studied. A high intensity state-selected hydrogen atom beam with thermal speeds at 6 K is developed and applied to atomic hydrogen maser development. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109040

Entities

People

  • Stuart B. Crampton

Organizations

  • Williams College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorption
  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Atoms
  • British Columbia
  • Collisions
  • Containers
  • Electrons
  • Elements
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Intensity
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Masers
  • Probability
  • Resonance
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics