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Mark A. Blitz is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science. Their work spans several related subfields, including Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Global and Planetary Change, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The researcher's recent publications cover a range of topics within atmospheric chemistry and molecular processes. These include:

  • A gas-to-particle conversion mechanism helps to explain atmospheric particle formation through clustering of iodine oxides (2020, Nature Communications)
  • CH2OO Criegee intermediate UV absorption cross-sections and kinetics of CH2OO + CH2OO and CH2OO + I as a function of pressure (2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)
  • The Gas-phase Reaction of NH2 with Formaldehyde (CH2O) is not a Source of Formamide (NH2CHO) in Interstellar Environments (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • Determination of the absorption cross sections of higher-order iodine oxides at 355 and 532 nm (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • Production of HONO from NO2 uptake on illuminated TiO2 aerosol particles and following the illumination of mixed TiO2 /ammonium nitrate particles (2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)

Mark A. Blitz's publication record shows frequent contributions to several scientific journals, with the highest number of papers in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Other common venues include Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, JACS Au, and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • JACS Au
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Collaborative work is a significant feature of Mark A. Blitz's research activities. Their frequent co-authors include Paul W. Seakins, Daniel Stone, Dwayne E. Heard, Kevin M. Douglas, and Lavinia Onel. These collaborations reflect a network spanning atmospheric and physical chemistry fields.

  • Paul W. Seakins
  • Daniel Stone
  • Dwayne E. Heard
  • Kevin M. Douglas
  • Lavinia Onel

The primary topics covered in their research are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Kinetics of CH2OO reactions with SO2, NO2, NO, H2O and CH3CHO as a function of pressure

    Daniel Stone;Mark Blitz;Laura Daubney;Neil U. M. Howes

  • Accelerated chemistry in the reaction between the hydroxyl radical and methanol at interstellar temperatures facilitated by tunnelling

    Robin J. Shannon;Mark A. Blitz;Andrew Goddard;Dwayne E. Heard

  • Direct evidence for a substantive reaction between the Criegee intermediate, CH2OO, and the water vapour dimer

    Tom R. Lewis;Mark A. Blitz;Dwayne E. Heard;Paul W. Seakins

  • Pressure and temperature-dependent quantum yields for the photodissociation of acetone between 279 and 327.5 nm

    M. A. Blitz;D. E. Heard;M. J. Pilling;S. R. Arnold

  • A three‐dimensional model study of the effect of new temperature‐dependent quantum yields for acetone photolysis

    S. R. Arnold;M. P. Chipperfield;M. A. Blitz

  • Reporting the sensitivity of laser-induced fluorescence instruments used for HO 2 detection to an interference from RO 2 radicals and introducing a novel approach that enables HO 2 and certain RO 2 types to be selectively measured

    L. K. Whalley;M. A. Blitz;M. Desservettaz;P. W. Seakins

  • Interception of excited vibrational quantum states by O2 in atmospheric association reactions.

    David R. Glowacki;James Lockhart;Mark A. Blitz;Stephen J. Klippenstein

  • Gas-phase reactions of copper atoms: formation of copper dicarbonyl, bis(acetylene)copper, and bis(ethylene)copper

    M. A. Blitz;S. A. Mitchell;P. A. Hackett

  • Study of Acetone Photodissociation over the Wavelength Range 248−330 nm: Evidence of a Mechanism Involving Both the Singlet and Triplet Excited States†

    Mark A Blitz;Dwayne E Heard;Michael J Pilling

  • Branching ratios in reactions of OH radicals with methylamine, dimethylamine, and ethylamine.

    Lavinia Onel;Mark Blitz;Matthew Dryden;Lucy Thonger

  • Laser induced fluorescence studies of the reactions of O(1D2) with N2, O2, N2O, CH4, H2, CO2, Ar, Kr and n-C4H10

    Mark A. Blitz;Terry J. Dillon;T. Dwayne E. Heard;Michael J. Pilling

  • Comment on "Atmospheric hydroxyl radical production from electronically excited NO2 and H2O".

    Scott Carr;Dwayne E. Heard;Mark A. Blitz

  • OH formation from CH3CO+O2: a convenient experimental marker for the acetyl radical

    Mark A. Blitz;Dwayne E. Heard;Michael J. Pilling

  • Analysis of the kinetics and yields of OH radical production from the CH3OCH2 + O2 reaction in the temperature range 195-650 K: an experimental and computational study.

    A. J. Eskola;S. A. Carr;R. J. Shannon;B. Wang

  • Determination of the High-Pressure Limiting Rate Coefficient and the Enthalpy of Reaction for OH + SO2

    Mark A. Blitz;Kevin J. Hughes;Michael J. Pilling

  • Direct studies on the decomposition of the tert-butoxy radical and its reaction with NO

    M Blitz;M J. Pilling;S H. Robertson;P W. Seakins

  • Pulsed Laval nozzle study of the kinetics of OH with unsaturated hydrocarbons at very low temperatures

    Sally E. Taylor;Andrew Goddard;Mark A. Blitz;Patricia A. Cleary

  • Combined experimental and master equation investigation of the multiwell reaction H + SO2.

    Mark A. Blitz;Kevin J. Hughes;Michael J. Pilling;Struan H. Robertson

  • Site-specific rate coefficients for reaction of OH with ethanol from 298 to 900 K.

    Scott A. Carr;Mark A. Blitz;Paul W. Seakins

  • A gas-to-particle conversion mechanism helps to explain atmospheric particle formation through clustering of iodine oxides.

    Juan Carlos Gómez Martín;Thomas R. Lewis;Thomas R. Lewis;Mark A. Blitz;John M. C. Plane

  • H atom yields from the reactions of CN radicals with C2H2, C2H4, C3H6, trans-2-C4H8, and iso-C4H8.

    Kelly L. Gannon;David R. Glowacki;Mark A. Blitz;Kevin J. Hughes

  • Low Temperature Kinetics of the CH3OH + OH Reaction

    J. C. Gómez Martín;R. L. Caravan;M. A. Blitz;D. E. Heard

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Seakins
Paul W. Seakins University of Leeds
Michael J. Pilling
Michael J. Pilling University of Leeds
Dwayne E. Heard
Dwayne E. Heard University of Leeds
John M. C. Plane
John M. C. Plane University of Leeds
T. J. Millar
T. J. Millar Queen's University Belfast
Wuhu Feng
Wuhu Feng University of Leeds
Martyn P. Chipperfield
Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds
Andrew R. Rickard
Andrew R. Rickard University of York
Edward J. Dunlea
Edward J. Dunlea University of Colorado Boulder
Steve R. Arnold
Steve R. Arnold University of Leeds

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