Reaching Record Temperatures: Investigating Molecular Rotational Temperature in Plasma Recombination
The world of physics has seen a major breakthrough this week with the discovery of a new way to measure the rotational temperature of molecular plasmas. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to measure the rotational temperature of molecular plasmas using a novel method involving ion recombination.
This method relies on measuring the recombination rate of ions in the plasma, which can then be used to calculate the rotational temperature of the molecules in the plasma. This new technique marks a major advancement in the field of molecular physics, as it offers a much more accurate way of measuring the temperature of molecular plasmas than was previously possible. This new discovery has major implications for the research and development of new materials and technologies, which may be able to take advantage of the new understanding of molecular rotational temperatures.
source: Phys.org