General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL REACTION CHAMBER (MONEL, BRASS, COPPER)/ SAPPHIRE FOR WINDOWS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ METAL (STEEL & NON-FERROUS) MIRROR MOUNTS WITH TEFLON TAPE/ GLASS & GOLD MIRRORS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

55.0 cm

Width

54.0 cm

Height

74.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Test-measurement equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

University

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1970'S

Canada

EQUIPMENT DEVISED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO & USED IN THE EXPERIMENTS WHICH LED TO THE AWARD OF THE 1986 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY TO CANADIAN SCIENTISTS JOHN POLANYI.

Function

APPARATUS IN WHICH REAGENTS WERE MIXED IN ORDER TO RECORD THE INFRARED SPECTRUM RESULTING FROM THE REACTION. THE REACTION CELL SERVED AS AN INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE FOR THE DETECTION SYSTEM.

Technical

BY COOLING WALLS OF REACTION CHAMBER & OPERATING THE CONDITIONS AT VERY LOW PRESSURES (BETWEEN.001 &.001 TORR.) POLANYI GROUP WAS ABLE TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT TO OBTAIN RELIABLE RESULTS ON PRODUCT ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS. THE LARGE CHAMBER WAS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENTLY HIGH PUMPING SPEEDS & HENCE REAGENT FLOWS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

CORRECT MIRROR MOUNT FLANGES

Finish

METALLIC, POLISHED, BRUSHED & UNFINISHED SURFACES

Decoration

N/A