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Title: A vacuum ultraviolet photoionization study on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Journal Article · · Chemical Physics Letters
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  1. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and W.M. Keck Lab. in Astrochemistry
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division

Pyrolysis products of ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4) at 483 K were monitored on line and in situ via single photon photoionization reflectron time-of-flight spectrometry (PI-ReTOF-MS) in the photon energy range of 9.00–17.50 eV. The photoionization efficiency curves (PIE) of the subliming product molecules were collected and allowed for detection of three class of products containing chlorine, nitrogen, and oxygen including atoms and free radicals. The results found suggest a new insight into possible low-temperature decomposition pathways of NH4ClO4.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; N00014-16-1-2078
OSTI ID:
1436661
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1576823
Journal Information:
Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 691, Issue C; ISSN 0009-2614
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
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