The reaction of ground state NH with H2 has been studied in a high-temperature photochemistry (HTP) reactor. The NH (X 3 Σ) radicals were generated by the 2-photon 193 nm photolysis of NH3, following the decay of the originally produced NH(A 3 Π) radicals. Laserinduced fluorescence on the NH(A 3 Π-X 3 Σ 0,0) transition at 336 nm was used to monitor the progress of the reaction. We obtained k (833-1432 K) = 3. showing the barriers leading to these products to be too high compared to the measured activation energies. The calculations indicate the likelihood of formation of adducts, of low stability. These then may undergo further reactions. The NH + H2O reaction is briefly discussed and it is similarly argued that HNO + H2 cannot be the products, as had been previously suggested.3
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