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Laboratory studies of chemical and photochemical processes relevant to stratospheric ozone (Document No: 19980237276)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nelson, D. D. Kolb, C. E. Villalta, P. W. Zahniser, M. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | This is the final report for this project. Its purpose is to reduce the uncertainty in rate coefficients for key gas-phase kinetic processes which impact our understanding of stratospheric ozone. The main emphasis of this work is on measuring the rate coefficients for the reactions of HO2 + O3, and HO2 + NO2 in the temperature range (200-240 K) relevant to the lower stratosphere. In order to accomplish this, a high pressure turbulent flow tube reactor was built and its flow characteristics were quantified. The instrument was coupled with tunable diode laser spectroscopy for HO2 detection. Room temperature measurements of the HO2 + NO2 rate coefficients over the pressure range of 50-300 torr agree well with previous measurements. Preliminary measurements of the HO2 + O, rate coefficients at 50 - 300 Torr over the temperature range of 208-294 K agree with the NASA evaluation from 294-225 K but deviate significantly (50 % higher) at approximately 210 K. |
| File Size | 733187 |
| Page Count | 17 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19980237276 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3sv2hv5z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Temperature Measurement Atmospheric Composition Photochemical Reactions Laser Spectroscopy Stratosphere Flow Characteristics Ozone Nitrogen Dioxide High Pressure Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
