Vibrational relaxation of CO2(001) by atoms

Abstract
The laser fluorescence technique coupled with ESR detection of atoms has been used to measure the vibrational relaxation of CO2(001) by 0(3P), Cl(2P), and F(2P). The rates are kCO2M–O = 6.69×103 (sec‐Torr)−1, kCO2–Cl = 4.91105 (sec‐Torr)−1 and kCO2–F = 1.04×105 (sec‐Torr)−1. These rates are much faster than those of rare gas atoms of similar atomic weights. Measurements were also made establishing limits for the relaxation of CO2 by H(2S), D(2S), and N(4S).