TY - JOUR
T1 - Solvation effects on chemical reaction dynamics in clusters
T2 - Photodissociation of HI in XeNHI
AU - Alimi, R.
AU - Gerber, R. B.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The photodissociation of HI in clusters of the type XeNHI is studied theoretically to explore the possible occurrence and dynamics of the cage effect in small clusters (from N=1 to 12). The method used describes the H atom quantum mechanically, the heavy atoms classically. It is found that a cage effect, corresponding to transient vibrations of the H between heavy atoms, exists for all clusters, including XeHI. For N<5 these resonances are short lived and contribute little. For N>5 the resonances are long lived and dominate the process. Steric and structural factors cause this behavior.
AB - The photodissociation of HI in clusters of the type XeNHI is studied theoretically to explore the possible occurrence and dynamics of the cage effect in small clusters (from N=1 to 12). The method used describes the H atom quantum mechanically, the heavy atoms classically. It is found that a cage effect, corresponding to transient vibrations of the H between heavy atoms, exists for all clusters, including XeHI. For N<5 these resonances are short lived and contribute little. For N>5 the resonances are long lived and dominate the process. Steric and structural factors cause this behavior.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1453
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1453
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AN - SCOPUS:0001466532
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 64
SP - 1453
EP - 1456
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 12
ER -