Semiclassical Theory of Rotational and Vibrational Excitation in Collisions of Atoms with Diatomic Molecules.

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Abstract:

A theory of rotationally and vibrationally inelastic collisions in atom-diatomic molecule scattering is presented in which both rotations and vibrations are treated semiclassically. The formalism, however, allows for an unambiguous specification of the initial and final quantum states even though the S-matrix itself is calculated in the classical limit. This development is particularly suited to the description of inelastic collision processes among the highly excited rotational-vibrational states which lie near the continuum. Author

Author(s):
Olmsted, R. D. ; Curtiss, C. F.
Author Organization(s):
WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY INST
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA053573
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
WIS-TCI-574, AFOSR-TR-78-0764
Contract/Grant Number(s):
AFOSR-75-2850
Task Number(s):
A4
Project Number(s):
2301
Monitor Series:
TR-78-0764
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*MOLECULAR VIBRATION, *ENERGY TRANSFER, *MOLECULAR ROTATION, *PARTICLE COLLISIONS, EXCITATION, QUANTUM THEORY, EIGENVALUES, DIATOMIC MOLECULES, PHASE SHIFT, INELASTIC SCATTERING, S MATRIX
Field(s)/Group(s):
Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Theory and Relativity
Keyword(s):
PE61102F, WUAFOSR2301A4
Report Date:
1977 Jul 06