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A semiclassical, nonperturbative approach to collision-induced transitions between rotational levels for the N$sub 2$--Ar system

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys., v. 63, no. 11, pp. 4618-4621
OSTI ID:4084285
A semiclassical and nonperturbative approach in which coupling between translational and rotational degrees of freedom is also taken into account is developed to compute rotationally inelastic transition probabilities of linear molecule--atom collisions. This approach is applied to N$sub 2$--Ar collisions. The transfer of rotational, translational, and interaction energies is also computed during collisions. The results show that if the coupling between rotational and translational degrees of freedom is neglected, the computed transition probabilities change significantly for strong collisions, although there are no significant changes in the corresponding trajectories. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
NSA Number:
NSA-33-015659
OSTI ID:
4084285
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys., v. 63, no. 11, pp. 4618-4621, Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys., v. 63, no. 11, pp. 4618-4621; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English