ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Cross sections for ΔJ=0, ±1, and ±2 transitions in the K−1=1 ladder of formaldehyde (H2CO) in collision with CO2, N2, O2, and H2 are measured in a double-resonance beam maser. The dependence of the cross sections on detection angle, relative velocity, and H2 temperature is investigated. The experimental cross sections are confronted with calculations in modified Anderson theory and adiabatically corrected sudden approximation. For CO2 and N2 scattering dipole–quadrupole interaction dominates, a large fraction of the integral cross section is probed and agreement with theory is good. For O2 and H2 scattering also induction and dispersion forces are important; agreement with theory is less satisfactory indicating that the full potential, including the repulsive part, should be taken into account.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.452720
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