Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Formation and quenching kinetics of electron beam excited Xe/sub 2/Br*

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5127340

Formation and quenching processes, as well as the optical emission characteristics of Xe/sub 2/Br*, centered at 440 +- 30 nm were investigated for electron beam pumped mixtures of argon, xenon, and several different bromine donors. Three-body collisional quenching of XeBr* was identified as the primary formation mechanism for the triatomic species. Quenching rates for Xe/sub 2/Br* and XeBr* were measured and the Xe/sub 2/Br* radiative lifetime was determined to be 245 +- 30 ns.

Research Organization:
Department of Electrical Engineering and Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
OSTI ID:
5127340
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 77:4; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English