ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Vibrational, rotational, and spin-orbit state distributions are obtained for inelastic collisions of H+NO at 2.2 and 0.95 eV. The H atoms are generated by excimer laser photolysis of H2S at 193 and 248 nm, respectively, and the excited states of the NO molecules are probed by laser-induced fluorescence using a tunable dye laser. The rotational state distribution accompanying the T-V excitation of v=1–3 at 2.2 eV is approximately characterized by a Boltzmann distribution at 1275 K, and is essentially independent of the vibrational level excited. At 0.95 eV, the rotational populations are approximately characterized by a 1050 K distribution. In each case, the temperatures of the spin-orbit state populations and the rotational states are the same. No selective population of Λ-doublet states is observed. The results are discussed in terms of chemical interactions between these two open-shell species on the HNO potential energy surfaces.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.449534
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