Kinetic and Spectroscopic Studies of Chemical Intermediates at Both High and Low Temperatures.

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the rate constants of a number of elementary energy transfer, chemical and chemiluminescent reactions was measured using a combined discharge-flow/shocktube technique. In addition, the method itself was developed to provide a low temperature (to 100 K) capability. The reactions studied were: The collisional deactivation of O2(b prime sigma g) and O2(a prime delta g) by N2 and H2; the reactions of atomic nitrogen and oxygen with air (Lewis Rayleigh and Air Afterglows); and the quenching of O2(a prime sigma g) by O2 itself. The emissivity of the dimol transition of O2(a prime sigma g) was also measured.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168758

Entities

People

  • Peter Borrell

Organizations

  • University of Keele

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Air Force
  • Atoms
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemistry
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Free Radicals
  • High Temperature
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Vibrational Relaxation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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