Submicron fullerence C, particles were dispersed in Ar and heated by shock waves to temperatures between 2370K and 3500K. The aerosol particles evaporate under such conditions in a few microseconds to form C, vapour. From the time-dependent spectra at specified wavelengths the decomposition rate of C, was determined. At temperatures above 2600K spectral lines of C, appear in the emission spectrum. A comparison between measured and calculated C, spectra indicates an increasing amount of C, with increasing temperature.
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