Chemical Pump Sources for IF(B)

Abstract

Excitation of iodine monofluoride (X) by singlet molecular oxygen was studied. Mechanistic investigations revealed that two excitation routes are active, and both require an intermediate state which is most likely iodine monofluoride. The two models hypothesized and tested are described by: (1) iodine monofluoride reacts with singlet sigma oxygen producing the IF(A) state, this state reacts with singlet delta oxygen producing IF(B), (2) vibrationally hot iodine monofluoride reacts with singlet sigma oxygen to produce the IF(A) this reacts with singlet sigma oxygen and produces IF(B). Keywords: Singlet molecular oxygen; Chemiluminescence; Iodine monofluoride; Visible chemical laser; Energy transfer; Bimodal vibrational distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198843

Entities

People

  • Anne M. Woodward
  • Lawrence G. Piper
  • Steven J. Davis
  • William J. Marinelli

Organizations

  • Physical Sciences (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemiluminescence
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluorescence
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Dyes
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Molecules

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers