Separability of molecular potential surfaces in hyperspherical coordinates via adiabatic approximation
Journal Article
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· Physical Review A
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); OSTI
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
An adiabatic scheme for separation of the three-dimensional (3D) nuclear dynamics on the ground electronic Born-Oppenheimer potential energy surface of an H2O molecule in hyperspherical coordinates is presented. It is found that the three vibrational modes are weakly coupled and the 3D vibrational wave function can be approximated as a product of three separable functions: one represented by the hyperradius and two by the two hyperangles individually. Additionally, this framework is then used for investigation of the formation and the role of a saddlelike barrier arising in the two hyperspherical angles that is to moderate the OH + H dissociation process. In order to test the validity of the framework, vibrational states with energies up to 19 500 cm-1 are constructed under the assumptions of adiabaticity and separability and compared to full three-dimensional high-precision numerical calculations yielding remarkable correspondence. As a result we present a simple construction scheme for separated molecular vibration states as the first step towards theoretical investigation of laser-driven molecular dynamics of triatomic molecules.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER13491
- OSTI ID:
- 1849916
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 102; ISSN PLRAAN; ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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