High energy materials containing metastable helium, a process for producing same and applications thereof
AssigneeDeutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
InventorsGeorg Sanger, Gerrit Hietkamp, Walter Peschka
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Abstract
A new high energy chemical complex is provided formed from metastable hel fixed on ammonia (HE.sub.m NH.sub.3), so that the metastable helium electron is captured so as to be held in the "L" layer of the metastable helium atom. The process for producing the He.sub.m NH.sub.3 complex comprises the following steps: excitation of helium to create metastable helium; deposition of metastable helium on NH.sub.3 to form the complex; and accumulation or condensation of the product. The invention finds a particular application as a propellant in the aerospace field.
Claims7
A high energy chemical complex comprising He.sub.m NH.sub.3.
A process for producing a He.sub.m NH.sub.3 complex comprising the following steps:
- excitation of He to create metastable helium (He.sub.m) using corona or radio frequency discharge methods;
- admixing said He.sub.m with NH.sub.3 in a reaction chamber and allowing a reaction to take place therebetween while applying a magnetic field of sufficient strength to maintain parallel spin of He electrons;
- accumulating and condensing said reaction product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.