High energy materials containing metastable helium, a process for producing same and applications thereof

摘要

A new high energy chemical complex is provided formed from metastable helium fixed on ammonia (HEmNH3), so that the metastable helium electron is captured so as to be held in the "L" layer of the metastable helium atom. The process for producing the HemNH3 complex comprises the following steps: excitation of helium to create metastable helium; deposition of metastable helium on NH3 to form the complex; and accumulation or condensation of the product. The invention finds a particular application as a propellant in the aerospace field.