Abstract
The alkoxy (RO; R = CH3, C2H5, i-C3H7) radicals are important as oxidation intermediates in the combustion of hydrocarbons and in air pollution.1 Alkyl nitrite (RONO) precursors (of typically 1–2% concentration) were transported by high-pressure helium (12-14 atm) and were supersonically expanded into a vacuum chamber through a commercial pulsed nozzle. The chamber pressure was ~10−4 Torr with the pulsed valve in operation. UV radiation (typically 50-mJ pulses at 248 nm) was used to photodissociate RONO to generate the RO radicals in situ in the jet expansion.2
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