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Reactions of N 2 ( A 3 Σ u + )
Author(s) -
Golde Michael F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550200109
Subject(s) - chemistry , afterglow , excited state , photodissociation , reactivity (psychology) , nitrogen , energy transfer , chemiluminescence , atomic physics , chemical physics , photochemistry , physics , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , gamma ray burst , pathology , astronomy
N 2 ( A 3 Σ u + ), the lowest electronically excited state of N 2 , has a long and distinguished history due to its role in nitrogen discharges and the nitrogen afterglow. Recently, the production of N 2 ( A ) via photolysis and chemiluminescent reactions has been newly explored, and new facets of its reactivity have been uncovered. N 2 ( A ) is unusual, in that its deactivation probability in collision with small molecules spans many orders of magnitude, and is frequently strongly dependent on the vibrational content of N 2 ( A ). This behavior and the observed product channels can be understood in terms of a simple model for the energy transfer process. Brief comparison with reactions of related species is made.