O-Atom Yields from Microwave Discharges in N2O/Ar Mixtures.

Abstract

We have studied the products of Ar/N20 microwave discharges to determine their fitness as sources of atomic oxygen in discharge-flow reactors. For N20 feed rates below 10-20 micromol s-1, the discharge converts about 75 percent of the N20 to atomic oxygen, and in addition, produces small quantities of atomic nitrogen, generally less than 10 percent of the 0-atom product. At higher N20 feed rates the 0-atom production efficiency decreases, and some nitric oxide accompanies the 0-atoms out of the discharge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130429

Entities

People

  • L. G. Piper
  • R. A. Armstrong
  • W. T. Rawlins

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Cellular Structures
  • Detection
  • Dissociation
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Flow Rate
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Physical Sciences
  • Radiation
  • Resonance Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics