Cyphersmith, Austin
(2008)
A Study of Penning Ionization of Metastable Ne* and N2O:Potential Energy Surfaces.
Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Penning Ionization Electron Spectroscopy (PIES) was used to study the reaction of metastable Ne* and N2O. Crossed, supersonic molecular beams were used to deliver the reagents to each other. Tentative peak assignments were made for the spectra obtained for two collision energies, 0.075eV and 0.136eV. The reaction was performed over a range of kinetic energies from 0.3eV to 4.0eV. The X state peak was found to be blue shifted by 0.01eV and the A state was found to be blue shifted by 0.04eV. This shift was used to make qualitative inferences about the nature of short range forces between the Ne* and N2O molecules up until the time of collision.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
15 September 2008 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
17 April 2008 |
| Approval Date: |
15 September 2008 |
| Submission Date: |
5 June 2008 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Chemistry
David C. Frederick Honors College |
| Degree: |
BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Undergraduate Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Ionization; Molecular Beam; Penning |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-06052008-080950/, etd-06052008-080950 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:46 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:44 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8014 |
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