Published December 1, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Temperature dependent study of the spin exchange reactions of muonium with O2 and NO in the range 295 to 478 K

  • 1. Department of Chemistry and TRIUMF, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Y6

Description

The temperature dependence of the gas phase spin exchange reaction rates for muonium collisions with O2 and NO has been measured over the temperature range 295 to 478 K. In both cases the bimolecular rate constant k(T) was found to vary essentially as T/sup 1/2/, leading to the following temperature independent spin exchange cross sections: sigma/sub SE/(Mu+NO) = (10.5 +- 0.6) x 10-16 cm2 and sigma/sub SE/(Mu+O2) = (9.1 +- 0.7) x 10-16 cm2. These results are in quantitative agreement with the H+O2 and H+NO results reported by Gordon et al., demonstrating that there is no isotope effect in spin exchange in this temperature range

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
11
Series
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Page Range
5362-5367
ISSN
0021-9606

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13651587
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEDIUM PRESSURE; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; MUONIUM; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; SPIN EXCHANGE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS