DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE GEOMETRY OF ATOM-ATOM AND ATOM-MOLECULE COLLISIONS

Authors
GROSSER J HOFFMANN O RAKETE C REBENTROST F
Citation
J. Grosser et al., DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE GEOMETRY OF ATOM-ATOM AND ATOM-MOLECULE COLLISIONS, The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory, 101(41), 1997, pp. 7627-7633
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory → ACNP
ISSN journal
10895639
Volume
101
Issue
41
Year of publication
1997
Pages
7627 - 7633
Database
ISI
SICI code
1089-5639(1997)101:41<7627:DOOTGO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We report crossed beam experiments on the laser assisted collisions Na (3s) + M + h upsilon --> Na(3p) + M with M = Kr, N-2, and CO2. By vary ing the photon polarization, we gain direct insight into the geometric properties of the collision complex. For the Na + Kr system, we are a ble to deduce from the experimental data the two possible directions ( Condon vectors) of the internuclear axis at the moment of the optical transition.