N₂O AS AN O(¹D) SOURCE FOR GAS PHASE STUDY OF COMS

Moore, Colton

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Title

N₂O AS AN O(¹D) SOURCE FOR GAS PHASE STUDY OF COMS

Author(s)

Moore, Colton

Contributor(s)

• Widicus Weaver, Susanna L.
• Schultz, Chase P
• Bunn, Hayley A.

Issue Date

2023-06-21

Keyword(s)

Instrument/Technique Demonstration

Abstract

Gas phase O(¹D) insertion reactions are a useful laboratory tool for the spectroscopic study of transient species that are believed to exist in extreme environments, such as star-forming regions of the interstellar medium. One of the most common and efficient methods of O(¹D) production is the photolysis of ozone (O₃) at 248 nm. However, previous studies in our group have revealed that numerous side products are generated because of the high reactivity of O₃ and O₂(¹∆). Here we present modelling that demonstrates the feasibility of N₂O as an alternative to O₃ as an O(¹D) precursor. Using the Framework for 0-Dimensional Atmospheric Modelling (F0AM), we show that the number of unwanted side products should be reduced owing to the absence of O₃ and O₂(¹∆). Additionally, we present initial laboratory experiments utilizing N₂O as an O(¹D) precursor to produce CH₃OH from CH₄ via O(¹D) insertion.

Publisher

International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Type of Resource

Text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122338

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15278/isms.2023.6877

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