Low Temperature Kinetics of the First Steps of Water Cluster Formation.
Phys Rev Lett
; 116(11): 113401, 2016 Mar 18.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27035301
ABSTRACT
We present a combined experimental and theoretical low temperature kinetic study of water cluster formation. Water cluster growth takes place in low temperature (23-69 K) supersonic flows. The observed kinetics of formation of water clusters are reproduced with a kinetic model based on theoretical predictions for the first steps of clusterization. The temperature- and pressure-dependent association and dissociation rate coefficients are predicted with an ab initio transition state theory based master equation approach over a wide range of temperatures (20-100 K) and pressures (10^{-6}-10 bar).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2016
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Article
Affiliation country:
France