Quantum yields for photochemical production of NO2 from organic nitrates at tropospherically relevant wavelengths

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2756-2764

  Higgins, Christina M ^a   Evans, Louise A ^a   Lloyd Jones, Guy C ^b   Shallcross, Dudley E ^a   Tew, David P ^a   Orr Ewing, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS ABSORPTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOEXCITATION; QUANTUM YIELD; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; WAVELENGTH;

ACETONITRILE SOLUTIONS; BEST ESTIMATES; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; GAS-PHASE VALUES; ORGANIC NITRATES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

NITRATES;

EID: 84898961067     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp501517t     Document Type: Article

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