- Author
- Taylor, P. H. | Smyth, K. C.
- Title
- Multiphoton Ionization of Methyl Radicals in a Laminar Methane/Air Diffusion Flame.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Fall Technical Meeting, 1985. November 4-6, 1985, Philadelphia, PA, 8/1-8/4 p., 1985
- Keywords
- diffusion flames | radicals
- Abstract
- The methyl radical is an important intermediate in flame chemistry as a result of its key role in the initial steps of hydrocarbon combustion. Once these radicals are formed, subsequent recombination to produce ethane is one of the early steps which is involved in the formation of larger molecules, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and soot.