Evaluated Chemical Kinetics Data for Reactions of N(2D), N(2P), and N2(A 3Σu+) in the Gas Phase

Abstract

Chemical kinetics data for the gas phase reactions of the first two electronically excited states of atomic nitrogen: N(2D) and N(2P), and of the first excited state of molecular nitrogen N2(A 3Σu+) are compiled and evaluated. The experimental data for 127 reactions are summarized, the experimental method and year of publication given, a recommended value given for the rate constant for each reaction at 298 K, and where possible, its temperature dependence. The reaction mechanisms are discussed within the limits of the available quantitative product yield data. The literature has been covered through early 1999. There are 94 references.