Winner, JD, West, NA orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-8478, McIlvoy, MH et al. (3 more authors) (2018) The role of near resonance electronic energy transfer on the collisional quenching of NO (A²Σ+) by C₆H₆ and C₆F₆ at low temperature. Chemical Physics, 501. pp. 86-92. ISSN 0301-0104
Abstract
We present measurements of the collisional fluorescence quenching cross section of NO (A2Σ+) by benzene and hexafluorobenzene at a series of temperatures using a custom built slow flow cell and a pulsed de Laval nozzle test cell. The measurements show a deviation from the common harpoon mechanism of collisional fluorescence quenching, specifically the large quenching cross section of 147 Å2 at 300 K measured for benzene which is not predicted by the harpoon mechanism due to the low electron affinity of benzene (−1.5 eV). We speculate that the quenching of NO (A2Σ+) by benzene and hexafluorobenzene occurs through near resonance electronic energy transfer from the NO A-state to the A-state of the quencher via a pseudo-emission process. The predicted T−1/3 dependence of the cross section for this model is consistent with the experimental observations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Physical Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2019 12:05 |
Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2019 12:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.chemphys.2017.12.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153117 |