title: Reaction of anthracene with CH radicals: an experimental study of the kinetics between 58 and 470 K.
abstract: The rate coefficient of the reaction of the methylidine radical CH with anthracene has been studied over a wide temperature range (58-470 K) in a dedicated "Cinétique de Réaction en Ecoulement Supersonique Uniforme" (Reaction Kinetics in Uniform Supersonic Flow) apparatus. The reaction exhibits a slight positive temperature dependence, which can be fitted to the expression k(T) = (3.32 +/- 1.00) x 10(-10)(T/298)((0.46+/-0.14)) cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1). Even at the lowest temperature, the reaction remains very fast indicating that the kinetics are probably driven by a capture process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire PALMS, Equipe Astrochimie Expérimentale, UMR 6627 CNRS-Université, Université de RENNES I, Bat. 11C, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. fgoulay@lbl.gov
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goulay
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rebrion-Rowe
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biennier
authors.forename: Sébastien D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Le Picard
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canosa
authors.forename: Bertrand R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rowe