Physical Chemistry of Energetic Nitrides.

Abstract

This program has addressed a number of aspects of the chemistry of energetic nitrogen-based compounds. Topics investigated include the photochemistry of halogen isocyanates and halogen amines, radiative and collisional relaxation processes in electronically excited halogen nitrenes, the mechanisms of collisional decomposition of halogen azides, and the production of excited metastable nitrogen molecules (in azide-based reactions) for the collisional excitation of laser candidate species. The data obtained offer insight into the storage of energy in metastable halogen azides, halogen isocyanates, and halogen amines, and the mechanisms by which this energy is released when these molecules are stimulated by photolysis or undergo chemical reactions. Keywords: Azides, Isocyanates, Amines, Nitrenes, Metastables, Photodissociation, Reactions, Excited states, Lasers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181316

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Coombe

Organizations

  • University of Denver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Spectra
  • Angular Momentum
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Energy Transfer
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Metastable State
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Quantum Yields
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics