Mandy ME, McNamara GJ. A quasiclassical trajectory study of collisional energy transfer and dissociation in He + H2(v,j) using a new potential energy surface.
J Phys Chem A 2006;
110:422-8. [PMID:
16405313 DOI:
10.1021/jp0529319]
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Abstract
Quasiclassical trajectories for He + H2 were carried out using the recent ab initio potential of Boothroyd, Martin, and Peterson (J. Chem. Phys. 2003, 119, 3187) and results for the 348 (v, j) states of H2 are compared to those of earlier calculations that used the potential of Wilson, Kapral, and Burns (Chem. Phys. Lett. 1974, 24, 4884). Examined are the cross sections for energy transfer and dissociation, the extent of threshold elevation, and the interconversion of vibrational and rotational energy. Implications for modeling the interstellar medium are discussed.
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