Chemiluminescent reactions in a heat-pipe oven

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Abstract
A heat‐pipe oven has been used to contain and control the chemiluminescent reaction Ba+N2O→BaO*+N2. The heat‐pipe oven permits Ba vapor to be maintained at any desired pressure. Reactions were easily controlled by varying the flow rate of N2O or pressure of Ba. A large volume (about 20 cm3) of chemiluminescence was produced and spectra were taken from 0.1 to 5 Torr. In addition to emission from BaO A1Σ‐X1Σ, numerous atomic Ba lines also have been observed. This device is well suited to the study and control of chemical reactions between metal vapors and oxidizers.