Abstract
The absorption characteristics of cyclobutanone vapour irradiated with a pulsed CO2 TEA laser at fluences of 0.5-1.5 J cm-2have been studied over the pressure range 0.3 to 20 Torr using both joulemeter and opto-acoustic measurements of the absorbed energy. Under these conditions the product concentration for the two subsequent decomposition channels into ethene + ketene and cyclopropane + CO were determined. Above ˜ 3 Torr the results are consistent with a thermally equilibrated system whereas at lower pressures a distinct enhancement of the lower energy pathway to ethene occurs, indicative of a non-Boltzmann energy distribution. © 1980.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 555-559 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 1980 |
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