Revised Rate Constants for Quenching Reactions of Excited CO 2 + , N 2 O + , and N 2 +

Abstract

Data for the quenching of fluorescence excited by 58.4 nm irradiation of CO 2 , N 2 O, and N 2 have been recalculated in the light of improved absorption coefficients for 58.4 nm radiation. The new rate constants for quenching of CO 2 + are in better agreement with results obtained from experiments with electron beam excitation; for N 2 + the disagreement is greater than before.