Measurement of vibrational-translational relaxation times
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Read, Arnold W.
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2019-02-15T14:17:58Z
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2019-02-15T14:17:58Z
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1963
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CHAPTER 1. Introduction • •
CHAPTER 2. Experimental methods for relaxation measurements:
The Ultrasonic Interferometer •
Sound Absorption •
The Impact Tube •
The Shock Tube •
Spectroscopic methods • •
CHAPTER 3. The Optic Acoustic effect:
History of the optic acoustic effect •
Application to the measurement of relaxation times • •
CHAPTER 4 Theory of the Optic Acoustic effect:
Basic treatment of energy transfer 1-1 •
Limitations of the basic theory •
Comparison with the results of other workers •
Magnitude of the effect • •
CHAPTER 5. Earlier experimental results • •
CHAPTER 6. Experimental work:
Introduction •
6.1 Experiments with a single-cell spectrophone:
Design and construction of the instrument •
The gas handling system •
The optical system •
Experimental procedure •
Results • •
6.2 The double-cell spectrophone:
Introduction •
Design and construction of the spectrophone •
The optical system •
Electronics •
The gases used •
Experimental procedure •
Experimental results • •
6.3 Experiments using two single-cell spectrophones
Introduction •
General description of the apparatus •
Design and construction, of the spectrophones •
The optical system •
Electronics •
The gases uses for the relaxation measurements •
Experimental procedure •
Experimental results • •
CHAPTER 7. Discussion:
Summary of results •
Comparison with results of other workers •
Comparison of results with theory • •
CHAPTER 8. Suggestions for future experimental work:
Numerical calculations of transition probabilities in molecular encounters •
Introduction •
The effect of the interaction potential on transition probabilities •
The temperature dependence of relaxation time in nitrogen •
Transition probabilities of related groups of polyatomic molecules •
Transition probabilities of Group 4 hydrides and deuterides •
Transition probabilities of Group 5 hydrides and deuterides •
Conclusion •
Appendix to Chapter 8 • •
REFERENCES • •
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/33643
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The University of Edinburgh
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Annexe Thesis Digitisation Project 2019 Block 22
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Measurement of vibrational-translational relaxation times
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Thesis or Dissertation
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Doctoral
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PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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