Abstract
Transition probabilities for rotational excitation are evaluated exactly and compared with the predictions of a variational computation based on a decoupling procedure. The non-monotonic dependence on the asymmetry parameter is studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 545-548 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1968 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Levine, R. D., Shapiro, M., Muckerman, J., & Johnson, B. R. (1968). Rotational excitation in molecular collisions: exact (two-state) results versus variational (decoupling) computations. Chemical Physics Letters, 2(8), 545-548.