Vapor-Phase Infrared Absorptivity Coefficient of 2-ChlorovinylDichloroarsine (LEWISITE)

Abstract

We measured the vapor-phase absorptivity coefficient of the vesicant chemical warfare agent 2-chlorovinyl dichloroarsine (Lewisite) in the mid-infrared (4000-550/cm) at a spectral resolution of 0.125/cm. The Lewisite used in the feedstock was purified by fractional distillation and analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance to verify its purity. We describe the experimental method used to acquire the individual spectra that were used to produce the composite spectrum, summarize the statistical uncertainties in the data, and provide a comparison to similar data from another laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA493633

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People

  • Alan C. Samuels
  • Barry R. Williams
  • Frederic J. Berg
  • H. Dupont Durst
  • Leslie Mcmahon
  • Melissa S. Hulet
  • Ronald W. Miles Jr.

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Coefficients
  • Frequency
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Phase
  • Physical Properties
  • Resonance
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectroscopy
  • Uncertainty
  • Vapor Phases

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