Much improved upper limit for the rate constant for the reaction of O2+ with N2.
The rate constant for the reaction of O2+ with N2 to produce NO+ plus NO has been measured at 423, 523, and 623 K in a turbulent ion flow tube. Much improved upper limits for this reaction at the three temperatures are 2, 4, and 10x10(-21) cm3 s-1, respectively. These results should render this reaction irrelevant when modeling all plasmas involving atmospheric gases.
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Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, 29 Randolph Road, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts 01731-3010, USA. albert.viggiano@hanscom.af.mil