Selected Works:
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“Surface Charge Measurements with Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy Provide Insights into Nitrous Acid Speciation at the Kaolin Mineral-Air Interface,” (with G Jagdale; Chen Zhu; others), Environmental Science and Technology, (2021)
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"Combined Flux Chamber and Genomics Approach Links Nitrous Acid Emissions to Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea in Urban and Agricultural Soil," (with N.K. Scharko, U. M. E. Schütte, A. E. Berke , L. Banina, H. R. Peel, M. A. Donaldson, C. Hemmerich, and J. R. White), Environmental Science and Technology, Ron Hites Tribute volume, (2015)
- "Release of nitrous acid and nitrogen dioxide from nitrate photolysis in acidic aqueous solutions," (with N. K. Scharko and A. E. Berke), Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (20): 11991–12001 (2014)
- "Uptake of gas phase nitrous acid onto boundary layer soil surfaces," (with A. E. Berke and M.A. Donaldson), Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (1): 375–383 (2014)
- "Formation of nitrous acid during ammonia photooxidation on TiO2 under atmospherically relevant conditions," (with L.E. Appelt, M.A. Kebede, N.K. Scharko), The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4 (16): 2618–2623 (2013)
- "Photooxidation of ammonia on TiO2 as a source of NO and NO2 under atmospheric conditions," (R.B. Gerber, M.A. Kebede, N.K. Scharko, and M.E. Varner), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135 (23): 8606–8615 (2013)
- “Experimental and theoretical studies of the interaction of gas phase nitric acid and water with a self-assembled monolayer," (with C. W. Dilbeck, B.J. Finlayson-Pitts, S.G. Moussa, A. C. Stern, and D. J. Tobias), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15: 448–458 (2013) [cover]
- “Thermal and photochemical oxidation of self-assembled monolayers on alumina particles exposed to nitrogen dioxide,” (with J. Szányi and B.J. Finlayson-Pitts), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13: 604–611 (2011)
- “Hydroxyl radical quantum yields from isopropyl nitrite photolysis in air,” (with B.J. Finlayson-Pitts), Environmental Science and Technology, 44 (21): 8150–8155 (2010)
- “Chlorine activation indoors and outdoors via surface‐mediated reactions of nitrogen oxides with hydrogen chloride,” (with W. Chang, D. Dabdub, R.B. Gerber, M. Gordon, B.J. Finlayson-Pitts, and B. Njegic), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(33): 13647–13654 (2009) [cover]
Reports and Publications:
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“Nitrogen cycling microbes are structured by plant mycorrhizal associations with consequences for nitrogen oxide fluxes in forests,” (with Ryan M Mushinski; Richard P Phillips; Zachary C Payne; et al), Global Change Biology, (December 2020)
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“Superoxide and Nitrous Acid Production from Nitrate Photolysis Is Enhanced by Dissolved Aliphatic Organic Matter,” (with Evan Z. Dalton, Zachory C. Paye, et al), Environmental Science and Technology Letters, (November 2020)
- "HOx and NOx production in oxidation flow reactors via photolysis of isopropyl nitrite, isopropyl nitrite-d7, and 1,3-propyl dinitrite at λ = 254, 350, and 369 nm," (with A. Lambe, J. Krechmer, Z. Peng, J. Carrasquillo, J. Jimenez, and D. Worsnop), Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12: 299-311, (2019)
- "Oxidation of volatile organic compounds as the major source of formic acid in the mixed forest canopy," (with H. D. Alwe, D. B. Millet, X. Chen, Z. C. Payne, and K. Fledderman), Geophysical Research Letters, 46: 2940-2948, (2019)
- "Microbial mechanisms and ecosystem flux estimation for aerobic NOy emissions from deciduous forest soils," (with R. Mushinski, R. Phillips, Z. Payne, R. Abney, I. Jo, S. Fei, S. Pusede, J. White, and D. Rusch), Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, (2019)
- “Evidence for Quinone Redox Chemistry Mediating Daytime and Nighttime NO2-to-HONO Conversion on Soil Surfaces,” (with N.K. Scharko, E.T. Martin, Y. Lozovyy, D.G. Peters), Environmental Science & Technology, 9633-9645 (2017)
- “Hidden complexities in the reaction of H2O2 and HNO revealed by ab initio quantum chemical investigations,” (with D. Beckett, M. Edelmann, K. Raghavachari), Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 29549–29560 (2017)
- Raff, J. D., Hites, R. A. "Gas-Phase Reactions of Brominated Diphenyl Ethers with OH Radicals," J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 10783-10792. 2006.
- Raff, J. D., Hites, R. A. "Deposition versus Photochemical Removal of PBDEs from Lake Superior Air," Environmental Science Technology, 41, 6725-6731. 2007.
- Kamboures, M. A., Raff, J. D., Miller, Y., Phillips, L. F., Finlayson-Pitts, B. J., Gerber, R. B. "Complexes of HNO3 and NO3- with NO2 and N2O4, and Their Potential Role in Atmospheric HONO Formation," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 39, 6019-6032. 2008.
- Chlorine Activation Indoors and Outdoors via Surface?Mediated Reactions of Nitrogen Oxides with Hydrogen Chloride With Njegic, B., Chang, W., Dabdub, D., Gerber, R. B., Gordon, M., Finlayson-Pitts, B. J. 2009 in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106, 13647-13654.
- Pitts, B. J., Gerber, R. B. "A Catalytic Role for Water in Atmospheric Production of ClNO." J. Phys. Chem. A, 114, 4609-4618. 2010.
- Thermal and Photochemical Oxidation of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Alumina Particles Exposed to Nitrogen Dioxide Raff, J. D., Finlayson-Pitts, B. J. 2010. "Hydroxyl Radical Quantum Yields from Isopropyl Nitrite Photolysis in Air" Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/es102218d.