Classical dynamics of three-body recombination via the resonance complex mechanism

P. A. Whitlock; James Muckerman; R. E. Roberts

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(72)80400-7

Classical dynamics of three-body recombination via the resonance complex mechanism

P. A. Whitlock, James Muckerman, R. E. Roberts

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Abstract

Exact three-dimensional classical trajectories have been computed for bimolecular collisions of highly excited qausibound states of the hydrogen molecule with stable H₂. The de-excitation cross sections obtained from an analysis of these trajectories were used in the computation of rate constants for the reaction H + H + M → H₂ + M according to the resonance theory of recombination. The so-called "energy transfer" mechanism, as opposed to the "chaperon" mechanism, was shown to be dominant for the case of M = H₂.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	460-463
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(72)80400-7
Publication status	Published - Oct 15 1972

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Whitlock, P. A., Muckerman, J., & Roberts, R. E. (1972). Classical dynamics of three-body recombination via the resonance complex mechanism. Chemical Physics Letters, 16(3), 460-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(72)80400-7

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