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- From: "BERNECKY WILLIAM R" <BERNECKY@nl.nusc.navy.mil>
- Subject: wavelength vs temperature
- Message-ID: <199212211433.AA05223@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
- Sender: scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller)
- Reply-To: "BERNECKY WILLIAM R" <BERNECKY@nl.nusc.navy.mil>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:22:23 GMT
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- Using the following relations:
-
- (1) mv= h/lambda h= 6.626 x 10E-34 J s
- (2) E= (1/2)m v^2 m(of D)= 3.34 x 10E-27 kg
- (3) (1/2) m v^2 = (3/2) kT k= 1.38 x 10E-23 J/(molecule K)
-
- we have
- (4) T (in Kelvins) = (h^2)/(3km) x (1/lambda^2)
-
- We can use this simple-minded approach to calculate the quantum wavelength of
- D and H in a Pd lattice. I am using a D-D separation distance of 2.83 Angstroms
- for D's in the octahedral sites, and a separation of 1.73 A for D in the
- tetrahedral sites. (Are these reasonable numbers?)
-
- We can calculate T for some interesting wave lengths, which are those where
- there is maximum constructive and destructive addition of adjacent wave forms.
-
- Table 1: Distance between H species 2.83 A.
-
- spacing lambda T(H) T(D)
-
- 2lambda 1.42 A 317 K 158 K constructive
- 3lambda/2 1.87 181 91 destructive
- lambda 2.83 79 40 constructive
- lambda/2 5.66 20 10 destructive
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- Table 2: Distance between H species 1.73 A.
-
- spacing lambda T(H) T(D)
-
- 2lambda 0.86 A 847 K 424 K constructive
- 3lambda/2 1.15 479 240 destructive
- lambda 1.73 212 106 constructive
- lambda/2 3.46 53 26 destructive
-
- The "spacing" column refers to the D-D (or H-H) separation as a function of
- the atom's wavelength,e.g. 2lambda spacing indicates that D's are separated
- by twice their wavelength. . Lambda is the wavelength, T(H) is the temperature
- in Kelvins at which H has the indicated wavelength, T(D) the temperature for D.
-
- Question: should there be anything interesting about D (or H) spaced
- exactly 1 lambda (or 2lambda) apart over some large spatial extent?
-
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