Revised Rate Constants for Quenching Reactions of Excited CO2+, N2O+, and N2+

Abstract

Data for the quenching of fluorescence excited by 58.4 nm irradiation of CO2, N2O, and N2 have been recalculated in the light of improved absorption coefficients for 58.4 nm radiation. The new rate constants for quenching of CO2+ are in better agreement with results obtained from experiments with electron beam excitation; for N2+ the disagreement is greater than before.