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Vibrational relaxation of the bending modes of D/sub 2/O, D/sub 2/S, and H/sub 2/Se gas mixtures

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6805083

The method of laser-excited vibrational fluorescence has been used to measure vibrational relaxation of the bending modes ..nu../sub 2/ of H/sub 2/Se and D/sub 2/S in gas mixtures at 295 K. For H/sub 2/Se relaxed by H/sub 2/Se, H/sub 2/, D/sub 2/, He, and N/sub 2/ rates of 30 +- 2, 11 +- 1, 3.4 +- 0.2, 1.5 +- 0.1, and 1.1 +- 0.1 (all x 10/sup -13/ cm/sup 3/ molecule/sup -1/ s/sup -1/ were found). For D/sub 2/S relaxed by D/sub 2/S and by N/sub 2/, rates are 5.5 +- 0.6 and (0.12--0.37) (both x 10/sup -13/ cm/sup 2/ molecule/sup -1/ s/sup -1/). Fluorescence from HDO (..nu../sub 2/) following excitation of D/sub 2/O (..nu../sub 2/) gave a rate for vibration--vibration transfer of a bending quantum from D/sub 2/O to HDO of about (1.4 +- 0.6) x 10/sup -11/ cm/sup 3/ molecule/sup -1/ s/sup -1/. D/sub 2/O (..nu../sub 2/) is relaxed to translation and rotation at approximately the same rate by HDO as by D/sub 2/O.

Research Organization:
Boris Kidric Institute of Nuclear Sciences-Vinca, Department of Chemistry, 11001 Beograd, Yugoslavia
OSTI ID:
6805083
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 77:10; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English