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Production and detection of short‐lived metal‐containing molecules in the gas phase: a review
Author(s) -
Beardah Matthew S,
Ellis Andrew M
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199909)74:9<863::aid-jctb115>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - molecule , laser induced fluorescence , laser ablation , gas phase , metal , chemistry , radical , laser , spectroscopy , phase (matter) , photochemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical physics , organic chemistry , optics , physics , quantum mechanics
The combination of laser ablation with laser‐induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy for the study of short‐lived metal‐containing molecules in the gas phase is reviewed. Results for two free radicals derived from the alkaline‐earth metals, MgCCH and BaOH, have been chosen to illustrate these experiments. The information available from vibrationally‐resolved LIF studies of these molecules is described and the prospects for future work on metal‐containing species is discussed. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry