NONEQUILIBRIUM ROTATIONAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTION IN NH3 SUPERSONIC MOLECULAR-BEAM

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作者
TANAKA, Y [1 ]
TACHIKAWA, M [1 ]
MATSUSHIMA, F [1 ]
UEMATSU, Y [1 ]
SHIMIZU, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
关键词
SUPERSONIC BEAM; ROTATIONAL RELAXATION; ADIABATIC EXPANSION; NONEQUILIBRIUM ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; STARK SPECTROSCOPY;
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10.1143/JJAP.31.1199
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The energy distribution among rotational levels of NH3 molecules in a supersonic beam is measured at a position distant from the nozzle by the highly sensitive infrared laser Stark spectroscopic method. A nonequilibrium energy distribution is observed within the rotational degree of freedom. In particular, population inversion is observed on some rotational levels. Computer simulation based on a novel rate-equation model, in which the dipole-dipole interaction, detailed balance, and hard-sphere collisions are assumed, reproduces the observed results well. This model is able to characterize the internal energy distribution of a supersonic beam under various experimental conditions by means of a scaling parameter.
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