Pulsed molecular beams: A lower limit on pulse duration for fully developed supersonic expansions
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- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 75 (5) , 2467-2469
Abstract
We derive an expression for Δtmin, the mimimum pulse duration (’’valve open time’’) required if a pulsed nozzle is to produce a supersonic beam comparably ’’cold’’ to that obtained from a continuous source.(AIP)Keywords
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