Abstract

The characterization of a lithium supersonic nozzle beam was made using spectroscopic techniques. It is found that at a stagnation pressure of 5.3 kPa (40 torr) and a nozzle throat diameter of 0.4 mm the ground state vibrational population of Li/sub 2/ can be described by a Boltzmann distribution with T/sub v/ = 195 +- 30/sup 0/K. The rotational temperature is found to be T/sub r/ = 70 +- 20/sup 0/K by band shape analysis. Measurements by quadrupole mass spectrometer indicates that approximately 10 mole per cent Li/sub 2/ dimers are formed at an oven body temperature of 1370/sup 0/K n the supersonic nozzle expansion. This measured mole fraction is in good agreement with the existing dimerization theory.

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