Millimeter-wave spectral line radiation from a powerful explosion

Abstract

Millimeter-wave spectral line radiation from a powerful air explosion accompanied by neutron, X-ray, and gamma emission is considered. It is shown that the main contribution to the line radiation in the frequency window of air near the wavelength of 2.3 mm is made by nitric oxide molecules. The set of kinetic equations for a partially ionized plasma near the explosion is solved by the Runge-Kutta method. It is shown that the density of nitrogen oxide molecules increases in time to a certain steady-state level. The spectral power of radiation in the NO lines is estimated.