Electronic Resource
College Park, Md.
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
The Journal of Chemical Physics
91 (1989), S. 5316-5323
ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The general theory for inelastic scattering of molecules 1Δ electronic states is outlined and applied to the specific case of 1Δ states arising from a π2 electron occupancy, e.g., NH(a 1Δ). Integral cross sections for rotational transitions out of the lowest rotational level (J=2) of NH(a 1Δ) v=0 are reported for several targets. A pulsed beam of rotationally cold NH(a 1Δ) was produced by 193 nm photolysis of a dilute mixture of hydrazoic acid in nitrogen seed gas at the tip of a nozzle. The target beam was also prepared as a pulsed supersonic beam. The final rotational state distribution was measured in the collision zone by laser fluorescence excitation. The state-to-state cross sections were found to decrease significantly with increasing final rotational quantum number J'. The magnitude of the J=2→J'=3 cross sections were compared for the different targets. Isotopic scrambling in NH(a 1Δ)–D2 collisions was also searched for but not observed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.457579
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