NASA NTRS · 19840026409
Hypervelocity supersonic nozzle beam source of atomic oxygen
Abstract
A hypervelocity source of atomic oxygen was developed. Dissociation of molecular oxygen is accomplished by injection into a flow of helium and/or argon which has been heated in a commercial plasma torch. Atomic velocities of up to 4 kms(-1) were produced; recent improvements offer the possibility of even higher velocities. This source was utilized in studies of translational-to-vibrational energy transfer in carbon dioxide and in an investigation of the shuttle glow effect.
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Freedman, A., Unkel, W., Silver, J., Kolb, C.. 1984-01-01. Hypervelocity supersonic nozzle beam source of atomic oxygen. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19840026409
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