Dissociation Rates of Diatomic Molecules

Abstract

Absolute cross sections were measured for the electron-impact dissociation of simple molecules using a novel fast beam technique with multicoincident detection of the dissociation fragments. Translational energy released in the dissociation and product mass ratios were explicitly measured, allowing a detailed understanding of the dissociation mechanisms. The technique was applied to the molecules of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, chlorine, and other molecules. A detailed description of the measurement technique is presented together with the measured data.... Dissociation, electron impact, cross sections, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, chlorine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266464

Entities

People

  • Hanspeter Helm
  • Philip C. Cosby

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dissociation
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Glow Discharges
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Quantum Properties
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics