title: Oscillatory photochemical decomposition of tetrathionate ion.
abstract: When subject to illumination, tetrathionate ion decomposes in an oscillatory fashion with a period of about 1 h to yield products identified as colloidal sulfur and trithionate ion. This system represents the first experimental example of a stirred, batch photochemical oscillator. A simple model consisting of four reaction steps and four adjustable rate parameters gives good agreement with the observed oscillatory behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged P.O. Box 105, H-6701, Hungary.
authors.forename: Attila K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagypál
authors.forename: Irving R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Epstein