Download or read book Kinetic Aspects of Gas Phase Metal Atom Oxidation Reactions written by John Wiesenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oxidation of Ge and Sn by various gases including N2O, has been studied by flash photolysis at room temperature and the kinetics determined. The rate of Sn + N2O is probably too slow to permit construction of a chemical laser based on this reaction. A new set of techniques involving laser pumping of alkaline earth atoms is also described which will permit the study of the kinetic behavior of their low-lying excited levels in bimolecular collisions. (Author).