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The mechanisms for atmospheric photooxidation of CH3SCH3 and CH3SSCH3 developed in Part I are evaluated by a series of outdoor smog chamber experiments. Measured product yields, including SO2, H2SO4, CH3SO3H and HCHO, are reported. The predictions of the mechanisms developed in Part I are found to be in substantial agreement with the measured concentrations from the smog chamber. By comparison of mechanism predictions and observations, critical uncertainties in the mechanism are identified.
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Yin, F., Grosjean, D., Flagan, R.C. et al. Photooxidation of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide. II: Mechanism evaluation. J Atmos Chem 11, 365–399 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053781
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