Abstract
An earlier study [ Chem. Phys. Lett. 1, 619 ( 1968)] concluded that the reaction H + O3 → OH + O2 forms OH predominantly in the highest accessible vibrational levels, v = 8 and 9. We have extended this earlier work (1) by using fourier transform spectroscopy which is capable of giving more precise values for the relative vibrational populations at low intensities, (2) by recording emission down to lower background pressures (1 × 10−4 Torr), and (3) by treating the vessel walls so as to remove OH† (vibrationally excited OH in it ground 2Π electronic state) more effectively. This involved using a room temperature vessel coated with silica gel. Under these conditions (provided that the values available for the radiational lifetime of OH† are correct) vibrational relaxation of OH† should have been largely arrested. We conclude that the relative rate constants for formation of OH† in levels v are k(v = 6) < 0.4, k(v = 7) ≈ 0.4, k(v = 8) ≈ 0.8, and k(v = 9) = 1.00.
© 1971 Optical Society of America
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