ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
82.50
;
34
;
82.40
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Rate constantsk and translational temperaturesT have been determined for the decompositions of ethyl acetate and perfluorocyclobutane at various pressures induced by a continuous (cw) CO2 laser. Arrhenius plots give activation energies in good agreement with those reported for thermal rate constantsk 1. The ratiosk/k 1 become progressively larger than unity with decreasing reactant pressure, indicative of laser induced non-thermalization, but the values ofk/k t appear to reach limiting values at low pressures, similar to effects reported elsewhere for CH3CF2Cl. Analysis of the data suggests important general features of vibrational-translational energy transfer in polyatomic compounds.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00692653
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