Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Lead Oxide Chemiluminescence.

Abstract

Chemiluminescence from lead oxide has been observed from the reaction between lead (Pb) vapor and 02(1 delta). The spectrum obtained from this emission has been compared to that obtained from the chemiluminescence observed during the reaction between Pb and ground state 02(3 sigma). A significant enhancement of the A and B states over the a state was noted. Spectral analysis has led to the assignment of 225 transitions from the a, b, A, B, C, C', D and E excited states to the ground state. A simple kinetic analysis was performed for the two reactions in which a plot of the logarithm of the intensity of a spectral band vs 1/T K was prepared. From the slope of the straight lines produced, the activation energies of the two reactions were calculated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138250

Entities

People

  • C. M. Ritchey

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ground State
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Kinetics
  • Lead Oxides
  • Measurement
  • Oxides
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.