Rotational energy transfer in HF(v=2): Double resonance measurements and fitting law analysis

Quantum Dynamics of Rotational Energy Transfer Processes for N2-HF and N2-DF Systems

The rate coefficients of rotationally inelastic collision processes for N₂-HF as well as N₂-DF systems were calculated by applying the recently developed coupled-states approximation including the nearest neighbor Coriolis couplings approach, based on the full-dimensional ab initio intermolecular potential energy surface. It was found that the energy gap law governs these energy transfer processes. For rotational quenching of N₂ (j₁ = 2-10) by the ground rotational state of HF, j₁ = 6 and 5 have the maximum quenching rate for ortho-N₂ and para-N₂, respectively. Quenching rate coefficients for initially excited HF and DF (j₂ = 1) in collisions with N₂ were also reported, where N₂-DF has a larger quenching rate than N₂-HF due to larger density of states of the N₂-DF system.

Probing rotational relaxation in HBr (v=1) using double resonance spectroscopy

Rotational energy transfer in HBr(v=1)+HBr collisions has been investigated using an optical pump-probe double resonance technique at ambient temperature. Rotationally state selective excitation of v=1 for rotational levels in the range J=0-9 was achieved by stimulated Raman pumping, and the evolution of population was monitored using (2+1) resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of the g (3) summation (-)-X (1) summation (+)(0-1) band. Collision-induced population transfer events with DeltaJ<or=8 were observed at a pressure of 0.32 Torr. State-to-field rate constants for loss of population from the initially prepared states ranged from 8.3x10(-10) to 4.9x10(-10) cm(3) s(-1). The full state-to-state rate constant set was analyzed by fitting to numerical solutions of the coupled differential equations describing the relaxation processes. Rate constant matrices were generated using fitting and scaling functions. The rate coefficients were best represented by the statistical power exponential gap law.