Elastic scattering and rotational excitation in ion-molecule collisions. II. Li/sup +/--H/sub 2/ and H/sup +/--H/sub 2/ collisions
Journal Article
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· J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6580660
A general semiclassical treatment of elastic scattering and of rotational excitation in ion--molecule collisions is presented. When the orbits associated with the different channels corresponding to the internal modes do not differ significantly, simplification occurs and the internal degrees of freedom can then be coupled to the relative motion via the introduction of an optical potential (which in turn depends on the transition amplitudes). Total energy is consequently conserved. An expression is derived for the inelastic scattering amplitude which acknowledges various interference effects and possible rainbow scattering. With all phase-information supressed, the procedure, when compared with the full quantum-mechanical results, reproduces the background elastic and inelastic scattering in Li/sup +/--H/sub 2/ and in H/sup +/--H/sub 2/ collisions. Restoration of the phases, particularly of the eikonal or action phases associated with the different classical paths that contribute to a specified scattering angle, produces the interference oscillations present in the differential cross section for scattering angles less than the rainbow angle. The method, when compared with the full quantal procedure, is remarkably efficient and accurate.
- Research Organization:
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
- OSTI ID:
- 6580660
- Journal Information:
- J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 69:12; ISSN JCPSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ATOMIC IONS
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CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
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HYDROGEN IONS
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ION COLLISIONS
ION-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
IONS
LITHIUM IONS
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ROTATIONAL STATES
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Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Collision Phenomena
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMIC IONS
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS
ION COLLISIONS
ION-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
IONS
LITHIUM IONS
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
NONMETALS
ROTATIONAL STATES
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