A kinetic study of the reactions FeO+ + O, Fe +·N2 + O, Fe+·O2 + O and FeO+ + CO: Implications for sporadic E layers in the upper atmosphere

Woodcock, KRS, Vondrak, T, Meech, SR ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-2782 and Plane, JMC (2006) A kinetic study of the reactions FeO+ + O, Fe +·N2 + O, Fe+·O2 + O and FeO+ + CO: Implications for sporadic E layers in the upper atmosphere. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 8 (15). pp. 1812-1821. ISSN 1463-9084

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Abstract

These gas-phase reactions were studied by pulsed laser ablation of an iron target to produce Fe+ in a fast flow tube, with detection of the ions by quadrupole mass spectrometry. Fe+·N2 and Fe+·O2 were produced by injecting N2 and O2, respectively, into the flow tube. FeO+ was produced from Fe+ by addition of N2O, or by ligand-switching from Fe+·N2 following the addition of atomic O. The following rate coefficients were measured: k(FeO+ + O → Fe+ + O2, 186–294 K) = (3.2 ± 1.5) × 10−11; k(Fe+·N2 + O → FeO++ N2, 294 K) = (4.6 ± 2.5) × 10−10; k(Fe+·O2 + O → FeO+ + O2, 294 K) = (6.3 ± 2.7) × 10−11; and k(FeO+ + CO → Fe+ + CO2, 294 K) = (1.59 ± 0.34) × 10−10 cm3 molecule−1 s−1, where the quoted uncertainties are a combination of the 1σ standard errors in the kinetic data and the systematic experimental errors. The surprisingly slow reaction between FeO+ and O is examined using ab initio quantum calculations of the relevant potential energy surfaces. The importance of this reaction for controlling the lifetime of sporadic E layers is then demonstrated using a model of the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2011 11:53
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2023 13:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19609
DOI:	10.1039/B518155K

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