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Jones, Gregory Harrison (2024) From Venus to Mars: Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Reactive Intermediates in Planetary Atmospheres. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7010-fc76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12112023-043755538
Abstract
The spectroscopy and kinetics of reactive intermediates in the atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars were investigated through a combination of experimental and theoretical methods. Vibrational progressions in the A- and B-bands of ClSO were assigned, and predicted spectra matched well with experiment. A new unimolecular mechanism for 3-hydroxy-substituted Criegee intermediates was proposed, and predicted to be competitive with known isomerization pathways. The kinetic isotope effect and temperature dependence of the H + HO₂ reaction was calculated using high-level ab initio methods, with implications for the understanding of water loss on Mars.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | |||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Venus, Mars, Kinetic Isotope Effect, Semiclassical Transition State Theory, Variational Transition State Theory | |||||||||
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | |||||||||
| Division: | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | |||||||||
| Major Option: | Chemistry | |||||||||
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) | |||||||||
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| Defense Date: | 19 September 2023 | |||||||||
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| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:12112023-043755538 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12112023-043755538 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.7907/7010-fc76 | |||||||||
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| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | |||||||||
| ID Code: | 16260 | |||||||||
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | |||||||||
| Deposited By: | Gregory Jones | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 15 Dec 2023 18:11 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2024 20:46 |
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