Abstract
Forward scattering of the products of direct exoergic atom transfer reactions is proposed as an indication for a peripheral attraction: a reaction in which an atom at the periphery of the reactants is abstracted. Model computations for the O(1D) + N2O reaction are used to illustrate the proposed mechanism. The opacity function has a peak at higher impact parameters which is correlated with the forward scattering. Potential energy surfaces which do not manifest peripheral attraction lead to backwards scattering of the products.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-431 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 210 |
| Issue number | 4-6 |
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| State | Published - 30 Jul 1993 |