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The chemistry of planetary atmospheres containing molecular nitrogen as a major atmospheric component is strongly influenced by the reactions of atomic nitrogen. Although nitrogen atoms in their ground electronic state N(4S) are mostly…

This study reports the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation of the N(2D) + H2 and N(2D) + D2 reactions at room temperature and below. On the experimental side, a supersonic flow (Laval nozzle) reactor was employed to…

The reaction N(4S) + NO -> O(3P) + N2 plays a pivotal role in the conversion of atomic to molecular nitrogen in dense interstellar clouds and in the atmosphere. Here we report a joint experimental and computational investigation of the N +…

Rate constants for the N + C2 reaction have been measured in a continuous supersonic flow reactor over the range 57 K to 296 K by the relative rate technique employing the N + OH - H + NO reaction as a reference. Excess concentrations of…

The reaction between atomic carbon in its ground electronic state, C(3P), and nitrous oxide, N2O, has been studied below room temperature due to its potential importance for astrochemistry, with both species considered to be present at high…

The kinetics of the reactions of nitrogen dioxide, NO$_2$, with atomic oxygen and atomic carbon in their ground triplet states ($^3$P) have been studied at room temperature and below using a supersonic flow (Laval nozzle) reactor. O($^3$P)…

Atomic oxygen in its first excited singlet state, O(1 D), is an important species in the photochemistry of several planetary atmospheres and has been predicted to be a potentially important reactive species on interstellar ices. Here, we…

Chemistry in Titan's N2-CH4 atmosphere produces complex organic aerosols. The chemical processes and the resulting organic compounds are still far from understood, although extensive observations, laboratory, and theoretical simulations…

Rate constants for the potentially important interstellar N(4S) + CH(X2{\Pi}r) reaction have been measured in a continuous supersonic flow reactor over the range 56 K < T < 296 K using the relative rate technique employing both the N(4S) +…

A continuous supersonic flow reactor has been used to measure rate constants for the C + NH3 reaction over the temperature range 50 to 296 K. C atoms were created by the pulsed laser photolysis of CBr4. The kinetics of the title reaction…

Temperature dependence of the thermal rate constants and kinetic isotope effects (KIE) of the CN + C2H6 gas-phase hydrogen abstraction reaction was theoretically determined within the 25-1000 K temperature range, i.e., from ultra-low to…

Rate constants have been measured for the C(3P) + CH3CN reaction between 50 K and 296 K using a continuous-flow supersonic reactor. C(3P) atoms were created by the in-situ pulsed laser photolysis of CBr4 at 266 nm, while the kinetics of…

Reactions involving atomic carbon in its ground electronic state, C(3P), play an important role in astrochemistry due to high C-atom abundance levels. Here we performed a kinetic investigation of the reaction between C(3P) and acetaldehyde,…

A large fraction of the organic species produced photochemically in the atmosphere of Titan can condense to form ice particles in the stratosphere and in the troposphere. According to various studies, diacetylene (C$_4$H$_2$) condenses…

Here we report the results of an experimental and theoretical study of the gas-phase reactions between O($^1$D) and H$_2$O and O($^1$D) and D$_2$O at room temperature and below. On the experimental side, the kinetics of these reactions have…

The formation of hydrides by gas-phase reactions between H2 and a heavy element atom is a very selective process. Reactions with ground-state neutral carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms are very endoergic and have high energy…

The atomic hydrogen formation channels of the C + C2H2 reaction have been investigated using a continuous supersonic flow reactor over the 52 K 296 K temperature range. H-atoms were detected directly at 121.567 nm by vacuum ultraviolet…

HCN is a key ingredient for synthesizing biomolecules such as nucleobases and amino acids. We calculate 42 reaction rate coefficients directly involved with or in competition with the production of HCN in the early Earth or Titan…

Atomic carbon in its ground electronic state, C(3P), is expected to be present at high abundances during the evolution of dense molecular clouds. Consequently, its reactions with other interstellar species could have a strong influence on…

Recent studies of neutral gas-phase reactions characterized by barriers show that certain complex forming processes involving light atoms are enhanced by quantum mechanical tunneling at low temperature. Here, we performed kinetic…