Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1999
Abstract
Vibrational-to-translational energy transfer between the lowest vibrational levels (v′=0–4) of the A(0+u) state of Bi2 has been investigated using spectrally resolved, laser-induced fluorescence techniques. The small vibrational spacing (ω′e≃132 cm−1) leads to highly nonadiabatic conditions, particularly for the Bi2(A)–He collision pair. However, the Δv=−1 transition probabilities for collisions with the rare gases range from 0.75% to 1.75% per collision, considerably lower than would be anticipated from standard vibrational energy transfer theory. Multiquantum (Δv′=±2) transfer rates are low, consistent with the low anharmonicity of the A(0+u) state. The rates for Δv′=±1 transitions scale linearly with vibrational quantum number as expected near the bottom of this nearly harmonic potential.
Source Publication
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Recommended Citation
Robert E. Franklin, Glen P. Perram; Collisional dynamics of Bi2 A(0+u). I. Quantum-resolved vibrational energy transfer for v′=0–4 . J. Chem. Phys. 1 October 1999; 111 (13): 5757–5763. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.479872
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