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Title: The HCO{sup +}–H{sub 2} van der Waals interaction: Potential energy and scattering

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4900856· OSTI ID:22415347
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  1. Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France and CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble (France)

We compute the rigid-body, four-dimensional interaction potential between HCO{sup +} and H{sub 2}. The ab initio energies are obtained at the coupled-cluster single double triple level of theory, corrected for Basis Set Superposition Errors. The ab initio points are fit onto the spherical basis relevant for quantum scattering. We present elastic and rotationally inelastic coupled channels scattering between low lying rotational levels of HCO{sup +} and para-/ortho-H{sub 2}. Results are compared with similar earlier computations with He or isotropic para-H{sub 2} as the projectile. Computations agree with earlier pressure broadening measurements.

OSTI ID:
22415347
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 141, Issue 18; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English