Infrared/Submillimeter Wave Studies of Molecular Collision Kinetics

Abstract

Time-resolved, infrared/millimeter wave double resonance (IRMMWDR) techniques have been used to investigate rotational and vibrational state changing collisions in molecules. Studies of several isotopic species of CH3CL and CH3F have led to a relatively simple model of the collisional energy transfer processes which accounts for an extremely large and diverse set of data. More specifically, about 350 IRMMWDR time-resolved data sets can be well predicted by a model with uses only five parameters for the rotational energy kinetics. Further, these five parameters are related to well known physical parameters. Submillimeter waves, Far-infrared lasers, CW and transient multiresonance, Molecular energy transfer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1994
Accession Number
ADA281379

Entities

People

  • David D. Skatrud

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Angular Momentum
  • Collisions
  • Data Sets
  • Demography
  • Energy Transfer
  • Far Infrared Lasers
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Kinetics
  • Measurement
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Molecules
  • Momentum
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers