Rotational inelasticity in high-energy H2H2 collisions

Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, Herschel Rabitz, Sheldon Green

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Abstract

Rotational cross sections for transitions in the H2H2 system have been calculated for energies up to ≈ 2.0 eV and for rotor levels up to j = 11 in the effective potential approximation. The cases of para H2-para H2, ortho H2-ortho H2 and ortho H2-para H2 are considered. Correlations and trends in the cross sections have been examined, and it is shown that the high-energy collisions are dominated by coupling effects. The results of this analysis also suggest that the collision process may be profitably viewed as a diffusion of probability among the levels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)319-329
Number of pages11
JournalChemical Physics
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 1978

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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