Experimental Studies of Low Temperature Surface Interactions of Atomic Hydrogen Using Maser Technique.

Abstract

Measurements with an oscillating hydrogen maser of wall collision frequency shift of atomic hydrogen on surfaces of frozen CF4 at temperatures between 60 K and 30 K indicate the same wall interaction energy as for FEP-Teflon surfaces, but with 3 to 4 times less wallshift. This indicates that the surfaces of Teflon have 3 to 4 times the area of those of CF4. A substantial improvement in wall coating performance is shown to be possible with the coatings. Originator furnished keywords include: Atomic hydrogen maser oscillator; Frequency standard cryogenic cooling; Wall coatings; Wallshift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA150216

Entities

People

  • E. M. Mattison
  • R. F. C. Vessot

Organizations

  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Collisions
  • Films
  • Fluoropolymers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Frequency Standards
  • Hydrogen
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Temperature
  • Masers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observatories
  • Phase Shift
  • Standards
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.