DETAILED BALANCE LIMITS THE RATE OF ODD OXYGEN PRODUCTION IN THE REACTION OF VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED OXYGEN WITH O-2

Authors
LATIMER D MCLOUGHLIN P WIESENFELD J
Citation
D. Latimer et al., DETAILED BALANCE LIMITS THE RATE OF ODD OXYGEN PRODUCTION IN THE REACTION OF VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED OXYGEN WITH O-2, Geophysical research letters, 23(10), 1996, pp. 1083-1086
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
23
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1083 - 1086
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1996)23:10<1083:DBLTRO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Application of detailed balance permits estimation of the rate coeffic ients for the reaction of highly vibrationally excited O-2 With ambien t O-2 to yield odd oxygen, a process of potential importance in the st ratosphere, O-2(v = 26,27) + O-2 --> O-3 + O. The rate coefficients ca lculated in this manner are much smaller than those reported from expe riment and below any level of atmospheric significance.