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Title: Method of molecular specie alteration by nonresonant laser induced dielectric breakdown

Abstract

Irradiation of a molecular specie by itself or in the presence of a secondary material at a pressure above a threshold value for the particular system by a laser of predetermined minimum power and having a frequency displaced from an absorption line of the specie causes severance of the weakest bond and a yield of products containing at least one dissociative fragment from said specie. A Rogowski type TEA CO.sub.2 --N.sub.2 --He laser has been used successfully on a wide variety of molecular species. Solid, liquid and gaseous end products have been obtained depending upon the starting materials. When solids have been produced they are in the form of microfine particles or microfine aggregates. A neodymium glass laser has also been used successfully.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Great Neck, NY
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863695
Patent Number(s):
4230546
Assignee:
Research Foundation of City University of New York (New York, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
DOE Contract Number:  
E(04-3)-1107
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; molecular; specie; alteration; nonresonant; laser; induced; dielectric; breakdown; irradiation; presence; secondary; material; pressure; threshold; value; particular; predetermined; minimum; power; frequency; displaced; absorption; line; causes; severance; weakest; bond; yield; products; containing; dissociative; fragment; rogowski; type; -n; -he; successfully; wide; variety; species; solid; liquid; gaseous; obtained; depending; starting; materials; solids; produced; form; microfine; particles; aggregates; neodymium; glass; products containing; threshold value; fine particles; molecular species; starting material; starting materials; wide variety; absorption line; laser induced; fine particle; predetermined minimum; resonant laser; molecular specie; neodymium glass; glass laser; dielectric breakdown; /204/

Citation Formats

Ronn, Avigdor M. Method of molecular specie alteration by nonresonant laser induced dielectric breakdown. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Ronn, Avigdor M. Method of molecular specie alteration by nonresonant laser induced dielectric breakdown. United States.
Ronn, Avigdor M. Tue . "Method of molecular specie alteration by nonresonant laser induced dielectric breakdown". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863695.
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abstractNote = {Irradiation of a molecular specie by itself or in the presence of a secondary material at a pressure above a threshold value for the particular system by a laser of predetermined minimum power and having a frequency displaced from an absorption line of the specie causes severance of the weakest bond and a yield of products containing at least one dissociative fragment from said specie. A Rogowski type TEA CO.sub.2 --N.sub.2 --He laser has been used successfully on a wide variety of molecular species. Solid, liquid and gaseous end products have been obtained depending upon the starting materials. When solids have been produced they are in the form of microfine particles or microfine aggregates. A neodymium glass laser has also been used successfully.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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