ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Rotationally inelastic scattering of carbon dioxide by translationally hot H, D, and Cl atoms was studied by time-resolved diode laser absorption. The high J rotational distribution falls off quite rapidly between J=60 and J=80. D atom collisions have roughly twice the excitation cross section versus H atom collisions, with the H*/D* ratio decreasing with increasing J. These results are consistent with a constraint on the total reagent orbital angular momentum available for rotational excitation. Transient Doppler profiles measured immediately after hot atom/CO2 collisions indicate that CO2 molecules excited to high J levels have a larger recoil velocity than molecules excited to lower J levels. This result is consistent with predictions based on a simple model which treats the CO2 potential as a hard shell ellipsoid.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.456753
