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Isotopic fractionation in ozone decomposition
Author(s) -
Bhattacharya S. K.,
Thiemens Mark H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl015i001p00009
Subject(s) - fractionation , mass independent fractionation , ozone , decomposition , equilibrium fractionation , isotopes of oxygen , isotope fractionation , oxygen , isotope , isotope analysis , chemistry , environmental chemistry , geology , chromatography , nuclear physics , physics , oceanography , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry
The oxygen isotopic fractionation, which occurs during ozone decomposition, has been determined, complementing earlier studies on the fractionation during ozone formation. Oxygen produced in the decomposition is depleted in heavy isotopes in a mass‐independent fashion. The mechanism for the mass‐independent effect is unknown, though the fractionation magnitude information is required for modelling the steady‐state isotopic composition of stratospheric ozone.