Nascent HF† and HSO(2A′) formations in the elementary reactions of F + H2S and HS + O3 and the internal energy distributions

Abstract

Chemiluminescence of the vibrationally excited HF† and of the electronically excited HSO* in the 2A′ state were observed in the elementary reactions of F + H2S and HS + O3. In the F + H2S reaction, the vibrational populations of HF† in ν = 3 and 4 were found to be nonstatistical but the rotational distribution in the ν = 4 state was found to be Boltzmann-like with a rotational temperature of 700 K, confirming similar data obtained by different methods. The HSO* emission was observed in the HS + O3 elementary reaction. The spectrum of HSO* characterized by broad vibrational bands indicates nonstatistical excitation for the rotational and vibrational states. Keywords: chemiluminescence, internal energy distribution, F + H2S, HS + O3, HF†, HSO*.