Ion-Molecule Reactions in NO-NH3 Gas Mixtures,

Abstract

Stationary afterglow techniques have been employed to produce and observe ions reacting in NO-NH3 gas mixtures. The precursor ion, NO+, is found to cluster with NH3 and then reacts further to yield NH4(+). Arguments are presented for the formation of ONNH2 as a bi-product of the latter reaction. The NH4(+) ion undergoes successive clustering with NH3 to produce NH4(+).nNH3, n=1,2,3. The NH3 clustering reactions are similar to those observed for H2O in NO-H2O and O2-H2O gas mixtures. Rate constants for all forward and all observed reverse reactions have been measured at 296K. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0720196

Entities

People

  • L. J. Puckett
  • M. W. Teague

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Atmospheric Scattering
  • Clustering
  • Molecules
  • Precursors
  • Stationary

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Organic Chemistry