Laser photolysis of acetone at 308 nm

Abstract

Acetone was excited by an XeCl laser pulse at 308 nm. Using pressures in the range 1 – 50 Torr, at room temperature, the pressure dependence of various decay components of the emission was examined, and the rate constants for quenching of these components with acetone itself and with O 2 were determined. A simple model that accounts satisfactorily for the experimental data was developed.