On some fundamental reactions in radiation chemistry: Nanosecond pulse radiolysis

Several fundamental reactions have been investigated using nanosecond pulse radiolysis. The following reaction rate constants were measured: k(_{N2O⁻→N2+O⁻})>10⁸s⁻¹, k(_H⁺+O2⁻)= (5 ± 1) × 10¹⁰ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹. k(_{HO2→H⁺+O2⁻}) = (7 ± 2) × 10⁵ s⁻¹, k(_CO2⁻+O2) = (4.2 ± 0.4) × 10⁹ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹.