ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Laser-induced fluorescence of the NCN radical was observed downstream of a microwave discharge of N2 and CF4 in He via the A 3Πu–X 3Σ−g transition near 329 nm. The zero-pressure fluorescence lifetime of the 000 vibrational level of the A state was measured from the time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence to be 183±6 ns. Other spectral features were observed both to the blue and red of the 000–000 band. The blue-shifted features are tentatively assigned to the 020–000, 100–000, 030–010, and 110–010 vibrational bands. Quenching cross sections were determined for NCN (A 3Πu, 000) at 300 K for Ar, Kr, Xe, O2, CO, CO2, N2O, SF6, NO, and NO2. The molecules He, N2, and CF4 are inefficient quenchers and upper limits only were obtained. The large variation in cross section among the colliders does not correlate with predictions of simple electronic quenching models.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.457057
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