Product Branching Ratios of the NH (3.SIGMA.-) + NO and NH (3.SIGMA.-) + NO2 Reactions

Abstract

The title reactions were studied at 298 K using time-resolved infrared diode laser spectroscopy. For the NH ({sup 3}{Sigma}{sup -}) + NO reaction, N{sub 2}O + H were found to be the primary products, with a branching ratio of 0.77 {+-} 0.08, in good agreement with other recent measurements. For the NH ({sup 3} {Sigma}{sup -}) + NO{sub 2} reaction, the measured branching ratio was 0.41 {+-} 0.15 into the N{sub 2}O + OH channel and 0.59 {+-} 0.15 into the NO + HNO channel. 45 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.