Content: Electronic structure and spectra of light alkali diatomic molecules and their molecular cations / D.D. Konowalow and M.E. Rosenkrantz --
Selective photolysis and photoionization of alkali metal dimers / C.B. Collins, F.W. Lee, P.A. Vicharelli, D. Popescu, and I. Popescu --
Emission and absorption spectroscopy of high pressure sodium discharges / J.P. Woerdman and J.J. De Groot --
Photoabsorption measurements of atomic and molecular potassium / C.Y.R. Wu --
Interaction between Cs*(7S, 5D₅/₂) and rare gas atoms / B. Sayer, M. Ferray, J.P. Visticot, and J. Lozingot --
Numerical model for the effect of a spatial temperature gradient on chemical reactions in a Knudsen gas / J.P. Woerdman, S.S. Eskildsen, and W.J.J. Rey --
ESR of stationary and pseudorotating alkali trimer molecules / D.M. Lindsay, Denise Garland, Frances Tischler, and G.A. Thompson --
Preparation, electronic spectra, and ionization of metal clusters / E. Schumacher, W.H. Gerber, H.-P. Harri, M. Hofmann, and E. Scholl --
Energetics of small metal clusters / K.A. Gingerich --
Bound-free transitions in weakly bound metal aggregates / J.L. Gole and G.J. Green --
Resonance Raman spectroscopy of small metal clusters / M. Moskovits and D.P. Di Lella --
Electronic structure of small Group IA and IB metal clusters / Steven C. Richtsmeier, Robert A. Eades, David A. Dixon, and James L. Gole --
Statistical mechanical prediction of entropies and free energy functions for small clusters of atoms / D.J. Frurip, M. Blander, and C. Chatillon --
Laser fluorescence spectroscopy of molecular molybdenum isolated in rare gas matrices / M.J. Pellin, T. Foosnaes, and D.M. Gruen --
Magnetic circular dichroism of metal atoms and dimers : copper and lead / Kyle Zeringue, Jalal Shakhs Emampour, and Martin Vala --
Ionic-covalent interactions in alkali hydrides / Sze-Cheng Yang and William C. Stwalley --
Cesium hydride formation from Cs(7P) and H₂ interactions / B. Sayer, M. Ferray, J. Lozingot, and J. Berlande --
Thermochemistry of the dimer lithium hydride molecule Li₂H₂(g) / C.H. Wu and H.R. Ihle --
Photoionization and photoelectron spectroscopy of alkali halide monomers, dimers, and trimers / J. Berkowitz, C.H. Batson, and G.L. Goodman --
Electric dipole polarizabilities of alkali halide dimers / R. Kremens, B. Jaduszliwer, B. Bederson, and J.A.D. Stockdale --
Vibrational spectroscopy of high temperature metal-halide vapor complexes / G.N. Papatheodorou --
Matrix isolation studies of alkali halide salt molecules with Lewis acids and bases / Bruce S. Ault --
Electronic absorption spectroscopy of aluminum metal atom hydration products isolated in rare gas matrices at 15 K / M.A. Douglas, R.H. Hauge, and J.L. Margrave --
IR matrix isolation studies of Group IVA metals with water / J.W. Kauffman, R.H. Hauge, and J.L. Margrave --
Matrix isolation IR studies of metal atom-water reactions / R.H. Hauge, J.W. Kauffman, L. Fredin, and J.L. Margrave --
Theory of metal atom-water interactions and alkali halide dimers / Kenneth D. Jordan and Henry A. Kurtz --
Overview of alkali metal vapor applications / William C. Stwalley, Mark E. Koch, and K.K. Verma --
Physics and chemistry of high pressure sodium lamps / R.J. Zollweg --
Physics and chemistry of cesium thermionic converters / E.J. Britt --
Plasma formation in alkali metal vapors by quasi-resonant laser excitation / Andrew C. Tam --
Optically pumped alkali molecule lasers / B. Wellegehausen --
Physical studies of optically pumped dimer lasers / C.N. Man-Pichot and A. Brillet --
Use of lithium in fusion reactors / J.A. Blink, O.H. Krikorian, and N.J. Hoffman --
Alkali vapor transport in coal conversion and combustion systems / J.W. Hastie, E.R. Plante, and D.W. Bonnell --
Studies of alkali phosphate and phosphorus chemistry important to magnetohydrodynamics combustion / A. Freedman, J.C. Wormhoudt, and C.E. Kolb.
Author(s): James L. Gole and William C. Stwalley, (Eds.)
Series: ACS Symposium Series 179
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Year: 1982
Language: English
Pages: 610
City: Washington, D.C
Title Page......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
ACS Symposium Series......Page 3
FOREWORD......Page 4
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PREFACE......Page 5
1 Electronic Structure and Spectra of Light Alkali Diatomic Molecules and Their Molecular Cations......Page 7
Scaled Potential Curves for K2, Rb2, Cs2 and their Molecular Cations......Page 12
Spectroscopic Considerations......Page 15
Literature Cited......Page 20
2 Selective Photolysis and Photoionization of Alkali Metal Dimers......Page 22
Method......Page 24
Experimental......Page 26
Discussion......Page 29
Concluding Remarks......Page 34
Literature Cited......Page 35
3 Emission and Absorption Spectroscopy of High Pressure Sodium Discharges......Page 36
Experiments......Page 39
Discussion and conclusions......Page 41
Literature Cited......Page 43
Experimental......Page 45
Data Reduction......Page 46
Results and Discussion......Page 48
Literature Cited......Page 51
5 Interaction Between Cs* 7S, 5D5/2) and Rare Gas Atoms......Page 52
Experimental Method......Page 53
Results......Page 54
Conclusion......Page 59
Literature Cited......Page 61
6 Numerical Model for the Effect of a Spatial Temperature Gradient on Chemical Reactions in a Knudsen Gas......Page 62
Adsorption, scattering and desorption......Page 63
The Na2 volume density......Page 66
Literature Cited......Page 67
Trimer Spectra......Page 69
Trimer Linewidths......Page 74
Results for K3......Page 76
Discussion......Page 79
Acknowledgments......Page 80
Literature Cited......Page 81
8 Preparation, Electronic Spectra, and Ionization of Metal Clusters......Page 82
Acknowledgments......Page 99
Literature Cited......Page 105
9 Energetics of Small Metal Clusters......Page 107
Knudsen Cell Mass Spectrometric Method......Page 108
Selected Atomization Energies of Small Metal Clusters and Diatomic Positive Ions......Page 111
Empirical Correlations of Bond Energies and Comparison with Experiment......Page 113
Effect of Estimated Molecular and Electronic Structure on Third Law Reaction Enthalpies......Page 115
Acknowledgements......Page 119
Literature Cited......Page 120
10 Bound-Free Transitions in Weakly Bound Metal Aggregates......Page 122
Experimental......Page 123
Sodium Expansions......Page 125
Laser Induced Atomic Fluorescence and Sodium Trimer Fluctuation Bands......Page 130
Literature Cited......Page 147
11 Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Small Metal Clusters......Page 150
Experimental......Page 151
Diatomics......Page 152
Triatomics......Page 166
Literature Cited......Page 171
12 Electronic Structure of Small Group IA and IB Metal Clusters......Page 173
Aspects of Theoretical Methods......Page 175
Ab-initio Studies......Page 180
Calculations Based on the Diatomics-in-Molecules Method......Page 188
Literature Cited......Page 198
13 Statistical Mechanical Prediction of Entropies and Free Energy Functions for Small Clusters of Atoms......Page 202
The Dimensional Model......Page 203
Applications for Homonuclear Species......Page 206
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 210
Literature Cited......Page 213
14 Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Molecular Molybdenum Isolated in Rare Gas Matrices......Page 214
Results and Analysis......Page 215
Literature Cited......Page 222
15 Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Metal Atoms and Dimers: Copper and Lead......Page 223
Literature Cited.......Page 231
16 Ionic-Covalent Interactions in Alkali Hydrides......Page 233
Systematics of the X1Σ+ RKR Potentials......Page 234
Coupling Matrix Element and the Energy of the Crossing Point......Page 236
The Modeling of an Ionic Potential......Page 240
Conclusions......Page 242
Literature Cited......Page 244
17 Cesium Hydride Formation from Cs(7P) and H2 Interactions......Page 247
Preliminary Observations......Page 248
Experimental Method......Page 249
Experimental Results......Page 251
Discussion and Conclusion......Page 254
Literature Cited......Page 256
18 Thermochemistry of the Dimer Lithium Hydride Molecule Li2H2(g)......Page 257
Results and Discussion......Page 258
Equilibrium Measurements and Atomization Energy of Li2H2(g)......Page 259
Literature Cited......Page 265
19 Photoionization and Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Alkali Halide Monomers, Dimers, and Trimers......Page 266
Photoelectron Spectroscopy—Its Application to the Alkali Halide Vapors......Page 268
Photoionization Mass Spectrometry—Its Application to the Alkali Halide Vapors......Page 286
Literature Cited......Page 290
20 Electric Dipole Polarizabilities of Alkali Halide Dimers......Page 292
Deflection Analysis......Page 293
Literature Cited......Page 298
21 Vibrational Spectroscopy of High Temperature Metal-Halide Vapor Complexes......Page 299
Experimental Methods......Page 300
Vibrational Raman Spectroscopy......Page 303
Literature Cited......Page 313
22 Matrix Isolation Studies of Alkali Halide Salt Molecules with Lewis Acids and Bases......Page 316
Alkali Halide Salt Reactions......Page 318
Cesium Fluoride Catalysis Studies......Page 322
Ion Pairing Effects......Page 327
Alkali Halide Salt Reactions with Lewis Bases......Page 330
Conclusions......Page 332
Literature Cited......Page 333
23 Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy of Aluminum Metal Atom Hydration Products Isolated in Rare Gas Matrices at 15 Κ......Page 336
Experimental......Page 338
Results......Page 339
Literature Cited......Page 343
24 IR Matrix Isolation Studies of Group IVA Metals With Water......Page 344
Results......Page 345
Discussion......Page 350
Literature Cited......Page 351
25 Matrix Isolation IR Studies of Metal Atom-Water Reactions......Page 352
Metal-Water Adducts......Page 353
Metal Hydroxy-Hydrides......Page 359
Dimetal-Water and Metal-Diwater Products......Page 363
Literature Cited......Page 365
Metal-Atom Reactions with Water and its Isoelectronic Analogs......Page 366
Alkali Halides and Their Dimers......Page 374
Literature Cited......Page 381
27 Overview of Alkali Metal Vapor Applications......Page 383
Discussion of Properties......Page 385
Update of Alkali Metal Vapor Applications......Page 388
Literature Cited......Page 389
28 Physics and Chemistry of High Pressure Sodium Lamps......Page 392
The Spectrum......Page 393
The Energy Balance......Page 399
High Pressure Sodium Lamp Problems......Page 402
Literature Cited......Page 404
29 Physics and Chemistry of Cesium Thermionic Converters......Page 406
Elementary Converter Model......Page 408
Detailed Analytical Converter Model......Page 415
Converter Performance......Page 418
NOMENCLATURE......Page 428
Literature Cited......Page 430
30 Plasma Formation in Alkali Metal Vapors by Quasi-Resonant Laser Excitation......Page 431
Threshold Conditions......Page 433
Diagnostic Methods......Page 435
Transient QRLPP by Pulsed Lasers......Page 438
Discussions and Future Applications......Page 441
Literature Cited......Page 442
31 Optically Pumped Alkali Molecule Lasers......Page 444
Literature Cited......Page 467
32 Physical Studies of Optically Pumped Dimer Lasers......Page 470
Saturated Absorption Experiments......Page 471
Gain Lineshape Measurements......Page 476
Literature Cited......Page 478
33 Use of Lithium in Fusion Reactors......Page 479
The HYLIFE Design (6,7)......Page 483
The TMR Cauldron Blanket Module......Page 492
The TMR Heat Pipe Blanket Module......Page 496
Tritium Extraction......Page 499
Solubility of Hydrogen Isotopes in Lead-Lithium Liquids......Page 506
Heavy Ion Beam Propagation in Pb-Li LMW ICF Reactors......Page 509
Summary......Page 519
Literature Cited......Page 521
34 Alkali Vapor Transport in Coal Conversion and Combustion Systems......Page 525
Combustion Systems of Interest......Page 527
Corrosion by Alkalies......Page 529
Alkali Vapor Transport Modeling......Page 530
Experimental Methods......Page 531
Single Component Systems......Page 534
Coal Mineral Systems......Page 538
The Soda-Lime-Silica System......Page 539
Complex Oxide Systems and Slags......Page 547
Heterogeneous Reactive Gas Systems......Page 567
Summary......Page 578
Literature Cited......Page 579
35 Studies of Alkali Phosphate and Phosphorus Chemistry Important to Magnetohydrodynamics Combustion......Page 583
Trace Phosphorus Species and MHD Conductivity......Page 584
Experiments and Results......Page 585
Modeling and Discussion......Page 590
Literature Cited......Page 594
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