C. Y. NG, T. Baer and I. Powts(Eds). Unimolecular and bimolecular ion–molecule reaction dynamics. Wiley Series in Ion Chemistry and Physics, J. Wiley, Chichester, ISBN 0471 938 319, pp. 522, price $144.00, £90.00, 1994
✍ Scribed by T. McMahon
- Book ID
- 102379688
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-5174
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✦ Synopsis
Gas-phase ion chemistry is a broad field, encompassing, among others, such apparently diverse areas as chemical physics, organic chemistry, astronomy and surface science. Despite substantial similarities in the experimental techniques used, crosscommunication is frequently sparse and the diversity of the areas makes it particularly difficult for workers in any one area to remain aware of developments in the others, especially those which by conventional standards seem remote. The Wiley Series in Ion Chemistry and Physics is stated to be a deliberate attempt to address this problem. This first volume of the proposed series is devoted to studies of the unimolecular and bimolecular dynamics of reactions of gas-phase ions and very dramatically illustrates the range of scientific communities involved in the study of gaseous ions.
The first two chapters are devoted to studies of gas-phase ion-molecule reactions which are of particular importance to unique environments. The first of these, Ion Chemistry in Atmospheric and Astrophysical Plasmas, by Dalgarno and Fox, describes a range of measurements of important constituents in these two environments and then proceeds to describe the fundamental experiments carried out to explain the origin and abundance of these constituents. The second article, Ion Chemistry in the Spacecraft Environment, by Dressler and Murad, does much the same thing for the unusual conditions induced by spacecraft interactions with