Electron beam initiated discharges in HN3 gas mixtures

Article abstract of DOI:10.1063/1.458441

The behaviour of electron beam initiated discharges in HN3 and inert gas mixtures for different E/N values are presented.These results are the first reported investigations of this highly energetic azide gas under plasma conditions.Using a 3 ns. 600 KeV ionizing electron beam, the temporal decay of the discharge current shows HN3 is electronegative.HN3 attachment rate constants in Ar are 5.0-10.0x10^-11 cm³ s^-1 for E/N values in the range 1-4 Td (10^-17 V cm²).With the other inert gases (He, Ne, Kr, and Xe), HN3 attachment rate constants are 0.5-4.5x10^-10cm³ s^-1 for the E/N range of 0.5-7.0 Td.Plasma excitation of Ar and HN3 gas mixtures produce intense N2(C -> B, υ' = 0 -> υ'' = 0) electronic transition radiation at 3371 Angstroem.

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Electron beam initiated discharges in HN3 gas mixtures
L. A. Schlie and M. W. Wright
Citation: The Journal of Chemical Physics 92, 394 (1990); doi: 10.1063/1.458441
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