In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 5 Oct 2014 16:00:17 -0700: Hi, [snip] >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] > >> Since the catalyst absorbed 27.2 eV, it must eventually release this back >into the environment in order to return to its own original condition... >(Note that the 27.2 eV released by the "excited" catalyst may not be in the >form of a 27.2 eV UV photon. It just depends on which catalyst is used, and >how it returns to its normal state.) > >What catalyst would that be, Robin?
Granted, Ar+ (m=1) should produce a line at 27.6 eV when Ar++ recombines with a free electron to form Ar+ so you could try looking at the Argon experiment(s). Many of the more recent catalysts are molecules, and while they absorb a total of m*27.2 eV, they break up in the process, so the recombination tends to go in steps, and the absorbed energy is released piecemeal, hence no characteristic 27.2 eV line is to be expected. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
