タイトル | Direct observation of ClO from chlorine nitrate photolysis |
著者(英) | Minton, Timothy K.; Okumura, Mitchio; Moore, Teresa A.; Nelson, Christine M. |
著者所属(英) | NASA Headquarters; Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. |
発行日 | 1992-11-20 |
言語 | eng |
内容記述 | Chlorine nitrate photolysis has been investigated with the use of a molecular beam technique. Excitation at both 248 and 193 nanometers led to photodissociation by two pathways, ClONO2 yields ClO + NO2 and ClONO2 yields Cl + NO3, with comparable yields. This experiment provides a direct measurement of the ClO product channel and consequently raises the possibility of an analogous channel in ClO dimer photolysis. Photodissociation of the ClO dimer is a critical step in the catalytic cycle that is presumed to dominate polar stratospheric ozone destruction. A substantial yield of ClO would reduce the efficiency of this cycle. |
NASA分類 | INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY |
レポートNO | 93A17735 |
権利 | Copyright |
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