Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Product-specific reaction kinetics in continuous uniform supersonic flows probed by chirped-pulse microwave spectroscopy. |
| Authors: |
Guillaume, Théo (AUTHOR), Hays, Brian M. (AUTHOR), Gupta, Divita (AUTHOR), Cooke, Ilsa R. (AUTHOR), Abdelkader Khedaoui, Omar (AUTHOR), Hearne, Thomas S. (AUTHOR), Drissi, Myriam (AUTHOR), Sims, Ian R.1,2 (AUTHOR) ian.sims@univ-rennes.fr |
| Source: |
Journal of Chemical Physics. 5/28/2024, Vol. 160 Issue 20, p1-16. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*SUPERSONIC flow, *GAS phase reactions, *CHEMICAL kinetics, *CHEMICAL reactions, *OUTER planets, *MICROWAVE spectroscopy |
| Abstract: |
Experimental studies of the products of elementary gas-phase chemical reactions occurring at low temperatures (<50 K) are very scarce, but of importance for fundamental studies of reaction dynamics, comparisons with high-level quantum dynamical calculations, and, in particular, for providing data for the modeling of cold astrophysical environments, such as dense interstellar clouds, the atmospheres of the outer planets, and cometary comae. This study describes the construction and testing of a new apparatus designed to measure product branching fractions of elementary bimolecular gas-phase reactions at low temperatures. It combines chirped-pulse Fourier transform millimeter wave spectroscopy with continuous uniform supersonic flows and high repetition rate laser photolysis. After a comprehensive description of the apparatus, the experimental procedures and data processing protocols used for signal recovery, the capabilities of the instrument are explored by the study of the photodissociation of acrylonitrile and the detection of two of its photoproducts, HC3N and HCN. A description is then given of a study of the reactions of the CN radical with C2H2 at 30 K, detecting the HC3N product, and with C2H6 at 10 K, detecting the HCN product. A calibration of these two products is finally attempted using the photodissociation of acrylonitrile as a reference process. The limitations and possible improvements in the instrument are discussed in conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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