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The rate constant for Mu+O-2 addition in competition with rapid spin exchange

TitleThe rate constant for Mu+O-2 addition in competition with rapid spin exchange
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsArseneau, DJ, Senba, M, Pan, JJ, Fleming, DG
JournalPhysica B-Condensed Matter
Volume289
Pagination503-506
Date PublishedAug
Type of ArticleProceedings Paper
ISBN Number0921-4526
KeywordsELECTRON-SPIN EXCHANGE, GAS-PHASE, muonium, muonium oxygen recombination kinetics spin exchange, radicals, relaxation
Abstract

The rate of the addition reaction H + O-2 –> HO2, is measured at high O-2 concentrations (up to 40 bar of O-2 at room temperature) through its competition with rapid spin exchange, to give k(ch)(0) = 8.7 +/- 0.8 x 10(-3)3 cm(6)s(-1) ch (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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