ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
An explicit expression for the dressed potential of a polyatomic molecule, in the adiabatic approximation, is derived. This expression clearly shows the importance of the nuclear charge-mass ratio (NCMR) for the change of potential due to photon fields. It is found from a simple calculation that the 1H atom is the only atom having an abnormal NCMR value; all other atoms have similar, or the same, values. This means that only those molecules containing a 1H atom should be strongly affected by fields. On the basis of this new physical insight, we postulate two rules, which enable us to classify molecules, with respect to their response to intense photon fields, into three classes: high-sensitive, low-sensitive, and insensitive molecules. Qualitative verification is also given by using water isotopes.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560350205
