Molecular beam studies of weak interactions for open-shell systems: The ground and lowest excited states of rare gas oxides

Journal Article · Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.455432· OSTI ID:7034906

Aquilanti, V; Candori, R; Pirani, F

Integral cross sections as a function of velocity for scattering of ground state oxygen atoms by the rare gases have been measured at thermal energy. Analysis of atomic sublevels by a Stern--Gerlach magnet allows a control of the relative contribution from different fine structure scattering channels. The results are analyzed using an adiabatic decoupling scheme to derive the interaction as a spherical part and an anisotropic component, from which information is obtained on the six lowest states of the rare gas oxides and on nonadiabatic coupling terms.

• Research Organization: Dipartimento di Chimica dell'Universita, 06100 Perugia, Italy
• OSTI ID: 7034906
• Journal Information: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 89:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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