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Overview

David L. Osborn is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Chemistry, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

Their work primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies

Osborn has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with publications appearing frequently in notable venues including:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Osborn include:

  • Direct kinetic measurements and theoretical predictions of an isoprene-derived Criegee intermediate, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Experimental Evidence of Dioxole Unimolecular Decay Pathway for Isoprene-Derived Criegee Intermediates, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Reaction mechanisms of a cyclic ether intermediate: Ethyloxirane, 2020, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
  • Functionalized Hydroperoxide Formation from the Reaction of Methacrolein-Oxide, an Isoprene-Derived Criegee Intermediate, with Formic Acid: Experiment and Theory, 2021, Molecules
  • Isomer-dependent reaction mechanisms of cyclic ether intermediates: cis-2,3-dimethyloxirane and trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane, 2020, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Craig A. Taatjes
  • Rebecca L. Caravan
  • Stephen J. Klippenstein
  • Carl J. Percival
  • Frank A. F. Winiberg

Best Publications

  • Direct Kinetic Measurements of Criegee Intermediate (CH2OO) Formed by Reaction of CH2I with O2

    Oliver Welz;John David Savee;David L. Osborn;Subith S. Vasu

  • Direct measurements of conformer-dependent reactivity of the Criegee intermediate CH3CHOO

    Craig A. Taatjes;Oliver Welz;Arkke J. Eskola;John D. Savee

  • The physical chemistry of Criegee intermediates in the gas phase

    David L. Osborn;Craig A. Taatjes

  • Rate Coefficients of C1 and C2 Criegee Intermediate Reactions with Formic and Acetic Acid Near the Collision Limit: Direct Kinetics Measurements and Atmospheric Implications

    Oliver Welz;Arkke J. Eskola;Leonid Sheps;Brandon Rotavera

  • The multiplexed chemical kinetic photoionization mass spectrometer: a new approach to isomer-resolved chemical kinetics.

    David L. Osborn;Peng Zou;Howard Johnsen;Carl C. Hayden

  • “Imaging” combustion chemistry via multiplexed synchrotron-photoionization mass spectrometry

    Craig A. Taatjes;Nils Hansen;David L. Osborn;Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

  • Direct Observation of the Gas-Phase Criegee Intermediate (CH2OO)

    Craig A. Taatjes;Giovanni Meloni;Talitha M. Selby;Adam J. Trevitt

  • Roaming is the dominant mechanism for molecular products in acetaldehyde photodissociation.

    Brianna R. Heazlewood;Meredith J. T. Jordan;Scott H. Kable;Talitha M. Selby

  • Direct measurement of Criegee intermediate (CH2OO) reactions with acetone, acetaldehyde, and hexafluoroacetone

    Craig A. Taatjes;Oliver Welz;Arkke Johannes Eskola;John David Savee

  • Absolute photoionization cross-sections of some combustion intermediates

    Bin Yang;Juan Wang;Terrill A. Cool;Nils Hansen

  • Direct observation and kinetics of a hydroperoxyalkyl radical (QOOH)

    John David Savee;Ewa Papajak;Brandon Rotavera;Haifeng Huang

  • Photodissociation dynamics of the N3 radical

    R. E. Continetti;D. R. Cyr;D. L. Osborn;D. J. Leahy

  • CRF-PEPICO: Double velocity map imaging photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy for reaction kinetics studies.

    Bálint Sztáray;Krisztina Voronova;Krisztián G. Torma;Kyle J. Covert

  • Fast beam photodissociation spectroscopy and dynamics of the vinoxy radical

    David L. Osborn;Hyeon Choi;David H. Mordaunt;Ryan T. Bise

  • Photoelectron wave function in photoionization: plane wave or Coulomb wave?

    Samer Gozem;Anastasia O. Gunina;Takatoshi Ichino;David L. Osborn

  • Criegee Intermediate Reactions with Carboxylic Acids: A Potential Source of Secondary Organic Aerosol in the Atmosphere

    Rabi Chhantyal-Pun;Brandon Rotavera;Max R. McGillen;M. Anwar H. Khan

  • Regional and global impacts of Criegee intermediates on atmospheric sulphuric acid concentrations and first steps of aerosol formation

    Carl J. Percival;Oliver Welz;Arkke J. Eskola;John D. Savee

  • Absolute Photoionization Cross-Section of the Methyl Radical†

    Craig A. Taatjes;David L. Osborn;Talitha M. Selby;Giovanni Meloni

  • Products of the Benzene + O(3P) Reaction

    Craig A. Taatjes;David L. Osborn;Talitha M. Selby;Giovanni Meloni

  • Absolute photoionization cross-section of the propargyl radical.

    John D. Savee;Satchin Soorkia;Oliver Welz;Talitha M. Selby

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig A. Taatjes
Craig A. Taatjes Sandia National Laboratories
Dudley E. Shallcross
Dudley E. Shallcross University of Bristol
Carl J. Percival
Carl J. Percival University of Manchester
Stephen R. Leone
Stephen R. Leone University of California, Berkeley
Stephen J. Klippenstein
Stephen J. Klippenstein Argonne National Laboratory
Daniel M. Neumark
Daniel M. Neumark University of California, Berkeley
Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nils Hansen
Nils Hansen Sandia National Laboratories
Marsha I. Lester
Marsha I. Lester University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan H. Frank
Jonathan H. Frank Sandia National Laboratories

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