THE REACTION OF NITROGEN ATOMS WITH HYDROGEN ATOMS

1962 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mavroyannis ◽  
C. A. Winkler

The reaction has been studied in a fast-flow system by the addition of atomic hydrogen to active nitrogen. Hydrogen atom concentrations were estimated from the maximum destruction of hydrogen bromide in the atomic hydrogen stream. The nitrogen atom consumption, in the reaction mixture, was determined by addition of nitric oxide at different positions along the reaction tube. A lower limit of 4.87 ± 0.8 × 1014 cc2mole−2sec−1 was derived for the rate constant of the reaction of nitrogen atoms with hydrogen atoms, over the pressure range 2.5 to 4.5 mm, in an unheated reaction tube, poisoned with phosphoric acid. No reaction between nitrogen atoms and molecular hydrogen was observed, even at 350 °C.

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 935-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Gartaganis

The reaction of active nitrogen with ethanol has been investigated in the range 300 to 593 °K using a modified condensed-discharge Wood–Bonhoeffer fast-flow system. The only condensable products found in appreciable amounts were hydrogen cyanide and water. Hydrogen was the main noncondensable product. A very small amount of acetaldehyde was also formed along with traces of ethane, ethylene, methane, acetonitrile, cyanogen, and probably carbon monoxide. The overall activation energy is 3.4 kcal/mole. It is postulated that the mechanism consists of the formation of two fragments NC2H5 and OH, from which the condensable products result as follows:[Formula: see text]A number of products found in trace quantities are produced by concomitant reactions of the hydrogen atoms with methyl radicals, and with ethanol as well as by disproportionation of ethyl radicals to produce ethane and ethylene. A preliminary study of the reaction of active nitrogen with isopropanol indicated that the energy of activation is in line with the energies of activation of methanol and ethanol.


1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1601-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mavroyannis ◽  
C. A. Winkler

The reaction has been studied in a fast-flow system by introducing nitric oxide in the gas stream with excess active nitrogen. The nitrogen atom consumption was determined by titrating active nitrogen with nitric oxide at different positions along the reaction tube. The rate constant is found to be k1 = 1.83(± 0.2) × 1015 cc2 mole−2 sec−1 at pressures of 3, 3.5, and 4 mm, and with an unheated reaction tube.The homogeneous and surface decay of nitrogen atoms involved in the above system were studied using the nitric oxide titration method, and the rate constants were found to be k3 = 1.04 ± 0.17 × 1016 cc2 mole−2 sec−1, and k4 = 2.5 ± 0.2 sec−1 (γ = 7.5 ± 0.6 × 10–5), respectively, over the range of pressures from 0.5 to 4 mm with an unheated reaction tube.


1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1097-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Sole ◽  
P. A. Gartaganis

The reaction of active nitrogen with methanol has been investigated at several temperatures in the range 30 to 480 °C using a fast-flow system. The only condensable products found in appreciable amounts were water and hydrogen cyanide. The overall activation energy is 3.0 and 3.2 kcal/mole and the steric factors 1.3 × 10−3 and 2.1 × 10−3 for streamline and turbulent flow respectively.It is postulated that the mechanism consists of the initial formation of a collision complex, [NCH3OH], which breaks down to two fragments, NCH3 and OH, from which the two condensable products are formed,[Formula: see text]Attack of the methanol molecules by hydrogen atoms resulting from the main reaction occurs to a lesser extent and is responsible for the production of small quantities of methane, carbon monoxide, and additional water.


1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1638-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. S. Jamieson ◽  
G. R. Brown

Reinvestigation of the reaction of hydrogen atoms, produced by electric discharge, with methane in a fast flow system has given an activation energy of 7.4 ± 1.1 kcal/mole and a steric factor of about 10−3 for the primary reaction, H + CH4 → H2 + CH3.


1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Comes ◽  
U. Wenning

Abstract Measurements of the atomic hydrogen fluorescence (Lyα) yield important information on the dissociation behavior of molecular hydrogen under photon impact. Under certain assumptions the dissociation cross section of the molecule can be deduced from such experiments. By applying an appropriate electric field in the observation region those dissociations leading to the formation of metastable hydrogen atoms can be quantitatively determined. This information opens the possibility to describe the predissociation of the excited H2-molecules in the C-, D-and B″-states. The experiments show that the excited molecules in these particular states dissociate into H(1S) and H(2S) by configuration interaction with the B′-state.


1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (22) ◽  
pp. 3771-3773 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Teng ◽  
C. A. Winkler

The rate constant for the homogeneous recombination of H atoms in the presence of NH3, with He as carrier gas, has been determined at 298°K in a fast flow system, over the pressure range 1.50 to 4.55 Torr, using e.s.r. technique. A value of either 4.00 × 1016 or 5.14 × 1016 cm6 mol−2 s−1 was calculated, depending upon the rate constant taken, or estimated, from the literature for the recombination in the presence of helium.


2018 ◽  
Vol 619 ◽  
pp. A144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Padovani ◽  
Daniele Galli ◽  
Alexei V. Ivlev ◽  
Paola Caselli ◽  
Andrea Ferrara

Context. Small amounts of atomic hydrogen, detected as absorption dips in the 21 cm line spectrum, are a well-known characteristic of dark clouds. The abundance of hydrogen atoms measured in the densest regions of molecular clouds can only be explained by the dissociation of H2 by cosmic rays. Aims. We wish to assess the role of Galactic cosmic rays in the formation of atomic hydrogen, for which we use recent developments in the characterisation of the low-energy spectra of cosmic rays and advances in the modelling of their propagation in molecular clouds. Methods. We modelled the attenuation of the interstellar cosmic rays that enter a cloud and computed the dissociation rate of molecular hydrogen that is due to collisions with cosmic-ray protons and electrons as well as fast hydrogen atoms. We compared our results with the available observations. Results. The cosmic-ray dissociation rate is entirely determined by secondary electrons produced in primary ionisation collisions. These secondary particles constitute the only source of atomic hydrogen at column densities above ~1021 cm−2. We also find that the dissociation rate decreases with column density, while the ratio between the dissociation and ionisation rates varies between about 0.6 and 0.7. From comparison with observations, we conclude that a relatively flat spectrum of interstellar cosmic-ray protons, such as suggested by the most recent Voyager 1 data, can only provide a lower bound for the observed atomic hydrogen fraction. An enhanced spectrum of low-energy protons is needed to explain most of the observations. Conclusions. Our findings show that a careful description of molecular hydrogen dissociation by cosmic rays can explain the abundance of atomic hydrogen in dark clouds. An accurate characterisation of this process at high densities is crucial for understanding the chemical evolution of star-forming regions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-E Wang ◽  
Han-Chung Lin ◽  
Guy Brammertz ◽  
Annelies Delabie ◽  
eddy simoen ◽  
...  

AbstractCatalytic-FGA, a combination of the standard forming gas anneal with a catalytic metal gate, has been applied to study the hydrogen passivation of III-V/Ge MOS systems. Pd (or Pt) metal gate catalytically dissociates molecular hydrogen into atomic hydrogen atoms, which then diffuse through the dielectric layer and neutralize certain semiconductor/dielectric interfacial defects. MOS systems with various interfacial qualities, including lattice-matched (n/p) In0.53Ga0.47As/10nm ALD-Al2O3 (or ZrO2)/Pd capacitors, an undoped Ge/˜1nm GeO2/4nm ALD-Al2O3/Pt capacitor, and an nGe/8nm ALD-Al2O3/Pt capacitor are fabricated to evaluate the effectiveness of C-FGA.


The reaction of hexane with hydrogen atoms produced by mercury photosensitization, has been studied in a flow system at 300° C. About one-third of the products had molecular weights greater than that of hexane, and dodecane was the main component of this product fraction. Hydrogen: hexane ratios up to 55:1 were employed and in these conditions virtually all the quenching of excited mercury atoms was brought about by hydrogen. The activation energy and steric factor of the reaction C 6 H 14 + H = C 6 H 13 + H 2 are estimated at 6 kcal and 10 -4 , respectively. These values are in accord with those recently obtained for the corresponding reactions involving other n -paraffins. The initial product distribution was similar to that obtained in the mercury photosensitized decomposition of hexane and the findings suggest that products of lower molecular weight than hexane derive almost completely from thermal decomposition of hexyl radicals. ‘Atomic cracking’ appears to be of little importance at these high temperatures.


Author(s):  
A. A. Avtaeva ◽  
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V. I. Shematovich ◽  
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The contribution of the processes of dissociation of molecular hydrogen by hard ultraviolet (UV) radiation and the accompanying flux of photoelectrons to the formation of the fraction of suprathermal atomic hydrogen in the transition H2 −→ H region and the formation of the non-thermal escape flux from the extended upper atmosphere of the exoplanet — hot neptune GJ 436b — is estimated. The rate of formation and the energy spectrum of hydrogen atoms formed with an excess of kinetic energy during the dissociation of H2 are calculated.


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