Laser kinetic spectroscopic studies of (a) the unimolecular reactions of nitroalkanes and, (b) elementary reactions important in combustion. Annual progress report 1 Jan-31 Aug 81

Technical Report · Mon Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5340869

Estler, R C; Reisler, H; Wittig, C

The multiphoton ionization (MPI) of NO is used to probe the dynamics of the photodissociation of NO2 in a one-color experiment. The resulting MPI spectra clearly indicate the high internal rotational energy in the NO fragment. MPI shows promise as a highly-sensitive, information-rich diagnostic for internal state determinations of nitric oxide. We report that the 300 K reaction of C2H with O2 has as one of its product channels CH + CO2. By monitoring time resolved CH chemiluminescence following laser photolysis production of C2H in the presence of O2, we have measured rate coefficients for reactions of C2H with O2, H2, and CH4.

• Research Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5340869
• Report Number(s): AD-A-107820/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALKANES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FLUORESCENCE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONIZATION
KINETICS
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
LUMINESCENCE
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
NITRIC ACID
NITRIC OXIDE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
PHOTONS
REACTION KINETICS
SPECTROSCOPY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES