Analysis of Shockwave Radiation Data in Nitrogen

Cruden, Brett A ; Brandis, Aaron M

关键词: ATOMIC SPECTRA;    COLLISION RATES;    CONTAMINANTS;    ELECTRIC ARCS;    GAS DISSOCIATION;    HIGH RESOLUTION;    IONIZATION;    MOLECULAR GASES;    NITROGEN;    PHYSICAL FACTORS;    REACTION KINETICS;    SHOCK TUBES;    SHOCK WAVE INTERACTION;    SPATIAL RESOLUTION;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN68980

学科分类：原子、分子光学和等离子物理

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Data from a pure nitrogen test series in the Electric Arc Shock Tube Facility were previously reported for velocities spanning 6-12 km/s at a free-stream pressure of 0.2 Torr. This test series provides validation data for a range of physical phenomena to investigate, including vibrational relaxation, molecular radiation, nitrogen dissociation and ionization, and atomic radiation and ionization. This paper details analysis of data obtained at a nominal velocity of 10.3 km/s. The spectra are analyzed to extract temperatures and the densities of excited states as a function of position behind the shock. The effect of different methods for calculating state populations and ionization processes is assessed, as is a rigorous assessment of the atomic line lists, with both missing and extra lines identified.