Dissociation in small molecules

Conference · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6516611

Dehmer, Patricia M.

The study of molecular dissociation processes is one of the most interesting areas of modern spectroscopy owing to the challenges presented bt even the simplest of diatomic molecules. This paper reviews the commonly used descriptions of molecular dissociation processes for diatomic molecules, the selection rules for predissociation, and a few of the principles to be remembered when one is forced to speculate about dissociation mechanisms in a new molecule. Some of these points will be illustrated by the example of dissociative ionization in O₂.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6516611
• Report Number(s): CONF-8205110-3; ON: DE83007596
• Resource Relation: Conference: Desorption induced by electronic transitions conference, Williamsburg, VA, USA, 12 May 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
MOLECULES
DISSOCIATION
PREDISSOCIATION
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
IONIZATION
OXYGEN
REVIEWS
SELECTION RULES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
NONMETALS
640305* - Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics- Atomic & Molecular Theory- (-1987)