Plasma power source based on a catalytic reaction of atomic hydrogen measured by water bath calorimetry

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 35-53

  Mills, R L ^a   Chen, X ^a   Ray, P ^a   He, J ^a   Dhandapani, B ^a  

^a BlackLight Power Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler broadening; Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy; Helium hydrogen plasma

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HYDROGEN; KRYPTON;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALORIMETRY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY YIELD; FIELD EMISSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER BATH CALORIMETRY;

EID: 0242300229     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(03)00228-4     Document Type: Article

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