Rotationally inelastic collisions of LiH with He: Quasiclassical dynamics of atom-rigid rotor trajectories

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.447894· OSTI ID:6651784

Metropoulos, A; Silver, D M

Rotationally inelastic cross sections for the LiH--He collision system are computed classically using a previously derived ab initio potential energy surface (D. M. Silver, J. Chem. Phys. 72, 6445 (1980)). The LiH is in its ground vibronic state and is initially taken to be in its j = 1 rotational state. The He is in its ground electronic state. The system is treated as an atom-rigid rotor interaction. The results are compared with previously computed cross sections derived from the same ab initio potential energy surface using the coupled states approximation for quantum mechanical scattering (E. F. Jendrek and M. H. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 72, 6452 (1980)). The theoretical total cross sections are averaged over a temperature distribution and are then compared with experimental measurements of corresponding cross sections for a rotationally resolved LiH beam ( j = 1) incident on a He gas target in thermal equilibrium at room temperature (P. J. Dagdigian and B. E. Wilcomb, J. Chem. Phys. 72, 6462 (1980)). The agreement between classical, quantum and experimental results is discussed.

• Research Organization: Theoretical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens 501/1, Greece
• OSTI ID: 6651784
• Journal Information: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 81:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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