INFRARED CHEMILUMINESCENCE FROM THE NO-O REACTION SYSTEM STUDIED BY FOURIER SPECTROSCOPY

Author Institution: Concord Radiance Laboratory Utah State University, Bedford, Massachusetts; Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (O.A.R.), L.G. Hanscom Field. Bedford, Massachusetts, 01731.Infrared emission from the low-pressure gas-phase NO-O reaction system has been studied from 1 to 6.5 microns. An infrared integrating sphere has been used for the reaction cell to provide increased light-gathering efficiency, and because of the relatively weak source, the emission spectra were observed with an interferometer spectrometer. Spectra obtained indicate that the ``continuum'' associated with the NO-O recombination extends to at least 4 microns. Vibrational emissions from $NO, NO_{2}$, and $N_{2}O$ have been observed and their relative intensities studied versus concentrations of the reactants. Several weaker bands have also been observed, but are presently unidentified. The intensity of the vibrational emission relative to the continuum radiation has been found to be pressure-dependent due to the considerably different radiative and collision lifetimes involved. Infrared emission spectroscopy may be able to contribute much to the study of chemical kinetics

Love, lust and the Irish: Exploring intimate lives through Angela Macnamara's problem page, 1963-1980

This article explores transformations within the intimate lives of married couples in Ireland between 1963 and 1980. I use data from the problem page of renowned agony aunt Angela Macnamara to chart evidence of a renegotiation of the traditional love/lust balance identified by Wouters (1998) which has, I argue, contributed to a greater democratization emerging within these relationships. The problem page reveals tensions between a declining traditional moral code espoused by Macnamara and a new language of sexual and marital fulfilment. This new language was increasingly heard on television chat shows and soap operas, in newspapers and magazines, in Ireland and abroad. It was the language of the women’s movement and intellectuals who challenged Catholic social teaching on pre-marital sex, contraception and divorce. This article gives a unique insight into the intersection of the private lives of the column and the broader structural changes which continued to shape those lives, including Macnamara’s, over a 17-year period