Direct frequency comb measurement of OD + CO → DOCO kinetics

Abstract

Carbon monoxide reacts with OH radicals to produce CO 2 . This process is central to combustion and atmospheric oxidation chemistry. The reaction sequence is widely assumed to involve the intermediacy of a HOCO adduct that has eluded direct monitoring under thermal conditions. Bjork et al. successfully observed the formation of the deuterated analog of this intermediate, DOCO, while simultaneously monitoring OD by using a multifrequency infrared comb. The results confirm the termolecular nature of the formation mechanism and its sensitivity to the ambient bath gas.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2016
Source ID
10.1126/science.aag1862

Entities

People

  • B. J. Bjork
  • B. Spaun
  • C. Deutsch
  • D. Follman
  • G D Cole
  • Jiahui Ye
  • M. Aspelmeyer
  • M. Okumura
  • O. H. Heckl
  • P. B. Changala
  • P. Heu
  • T. Q. Bui

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • National Research Council of Sri Lanka
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Vienna

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Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry