EMISSION-SPECTROSCOPY OF NITROGEN IN A SUPERSONIC DISCHARGE - EVIDENCE OF EXCITED NEUTRAL NITROGEN CLUSTERS

被引:10
作者
GRAHAM, DJ
HURST, SM
LUO, JC
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[1] Department of Chemistry, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago
[2] Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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10.1063/1.465073
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Emission spectra indicating transient clusters in a supersonic nitrogen discharge are presented. Select spectral bands are attributed to emission from N2(C3PI(u),v' = 0,1)-N2(X1SIGMA(g)+). The cluster transitions manifest as blue-degraded, blue-shifted sidebands of the second positive group due to emission from N2(C3PI(u)). Results and significance concerning these previously undiscovered nitrogen clusters are discussed.
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