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Title: Photodissociation of HCO radical via Ã2A″ state: Accurate determination of bond dissociation energy D0(H–CO)
The photodissociation dynamics of jet-cooled HCO radical was investigated in the region of 490 nm to 715 nm using the H-atom high-n Rydberg time-of-flight (HRTOF) technique. The CO product rovibrational state populations are well resolved in the H + CO product translational energy distributions, and an accurate H–C bond dissociation energy D0(H–CO) = 5086 ± 5 cm−1 is obtained.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2155232
PAR ID:
10686447
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
AIP Publishing
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume:
37
Issue:
6
ISSN:
1674-0068
Page Range / eLocation ID:
857 to 862
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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