DIRECT OBSERVATION OF CLO FROM CHLORINE NITRATE PHOTOLYSIS

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MINTON, TK [1 ]
NELSON, CM [1 ]
MOORE, TA [1 ]
OKUMURA, M [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH,ARTHUR AMOS NOYES LAB CHEM PHYS,PASADENA,CA 91125
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10.1126/science.258.5086.1342
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Chlorine nitrate photolysis has been investigated with the use of a molecular beam technique. Excitation at both 248 and 193 nanometers led to photodissociation by two pathways, ClONO2 --> ClO + NO2 and ClONO2 --> Cl + NO3, with comparable yields. This experiment provides a direct measurement of the ClO product channel and consequently raises the possibility of an analogous channel in ClO dimer photolysis. Photodissociation of the ClO dimer is a critical step in the catalytic cycle that is presumed to dominate polar stratospheric ozone destruction. A substantial yield of ClO would reduce the efficiency of this cycle.
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