Internal excitation in non-reactive molecular collissions: resonances in elastic scattering of atoms by diatomic molecules

R. D. Levine*, B. R. Johnson, J. T. Muckerman, R. B. Bernstein

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Abstract

Resonances in slow molecular collisions are demonstrated by exact numerical solution of the close-coupled′equations for rotational excitation, including closed channels. The breakdown of the adiabatic approximation is exhibited. Resonance energies can be essentially predicted by a "best local" approximation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)517-520
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1968
Externally publishedYes

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