Proceedings of the High Energy Density Matter (HEDM) Conference Held in New Orleans, Louisiana on 12-15 March 1989
Abstract
Program is specifically targeted at identifying and developing new high energy molecular systems which will substantially exceed the energetics of current propulsion systems. Such systems must have a large ratio of energy to molecular weight (energy density). Molecular systems that are currently being examined include chemically bound excited states (CBES), high energy ground states, hypervalent molecules and strained compounds. The goal of the program is to develop these and other chemical systems as propellants resulting in increased specific impulse, with a concomitant increase in payload, and more versatile space capability. Other Air Force payoffs from the HEDM program's investigation of energetic molecules include spinoffs in lasers, explosives, and power generation. Keywords: High energy density matter; Propulsion; Ab initio configuration; Interaction; Tetrahydrogen; Molecular beam; Crossed beam; Metastable; Excited state; Dynamics; Hydrogen; Helium spin orbit; Spin spin; Multi configuration; Self consistent field; Condensed phase; Metastability; Quantum Mote Carlo; Trial function; Polyatomic hydrogen; Ions; Charge transfer; Fluorine azide, Laser initiated decomposition, Ultraviolet; Visible; Spectroscopy; Dinitrogen dioxide Carbon monoxide, High spin states, Spin forbidden; Radiative transition; Electronic structure; Molecular geometry; Rare gas fluorides; Nitrogen pentafluoride; High oxidation state; Rhombic structure; Tetratomics; Disilicon dicarbide; Zintl; Photoexcitation; Metastable metals; Atomic metals; Metal dimers; Matrix isolation; Rare gas matrix; Trihydrogen; Silicon hydride.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA212314
Entities
People
- Charles A. Wight
- Isaac F. Silvera
- John W. Kenney Iii
- K. Kirby
- P. K. Swaminathan
- Roeland A. Van Opijnen
- Timothy G. Wiley
- W. J. Marinelli