Abstract
A detailed neutral kinetic scheme for the production and quenching of ArF* and Ar2F* is provided from time-resolved and time-integrated spectra for proton-excited Ar-F2 mixtures at various partial pressures. The mechanism for the production of Ar2F* is concluded mainly from the three-body quenching of ArF* by argon. It is also found that the efficiency to produce ArF* by Ar2* (1u) with F2 is comparable to Ar(3P 2) colliding with F2. The two-body quenching rate constants of ArF* and Ar2F* by F2, the three-body quenching rate constant of ArF* by Ar, and the radiative lifetime of Ar2F* are also obtained. The mechanism of ion-ion recombination to produce ArF* is briefly discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1626-1635 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1978 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry