Rotational-translattonal energy exchange in molecule-surface collisions1 1 Supported under R.A. Welch Foundation Grant E-608.

D. E. Fitz*, A. O. Bawagan, L. H. Beard, D. J. Kouri, R. B. Gerber

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Abstract

Reported are calculations of rotational energy transfer in collisions of Cl2 molecules with a rigid, smooth surface, using both sudden approximations and quasi-classical trajectories. High probabilities are found for very large Δj transitions compared to corresponding gas-phase collisions: thus molecular collisions with walls can be extremely efficient in producing rotational transitions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-540
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume80
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 1981

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