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THE radiation emitted during explosions of gaseous inflammable mixtures has been studied by several workers, notably David1 and Garner2, yet few data exist nor has finality been reached in deciding whether the radiation is purely thermal in origin or whether the phenomenon of chemiluminescence plays a part. In relation to carbon monoxide–oxygen explosions, Garner concluded that the radiation was partly of chemiluminescent origin; but his method precluded the quantitative assessment of the relative importance of each, nor has his conclusion been everywhere accepted3.
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LEAH, A., GODRICH, J. & JACK, H. Thermal Radiation and Chemiluminescence from Explosion Flame Gases. Nature 166, 868–869 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166868a0
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