Characterization of Tetrahydrogen via State-Selected Excitation of H2
Abstract
The initial effort to detect tetrahydrogen formed in a supersonic of jet expansion was unsuccessful; the lifetime of tetrahydrogen was too short to permit detection. A study of the high-spin quintet nitrogen system was also conducted. Production of the A'-state was observed from energy pooling of triplet A-state molecules. Based on simple kinetic arguments, an upper limit of the lifetime of the A'-state was set at 0.3 ms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216239
Entities
People
- A. M. Woodward
- W. J. Kessler
- W. J. Marinelli
Organizations
- Physical Sciences (United States)