DIRECT MODIFICATION OF ORIENTATIONAL OPACITY FUNCTION FOR THE CF3H-3)REACTION USING INFORMATION ENTROPY(AR(P)

A direct modification of the orientational opacity function using info rmation entropy is presented, in which the experimental uncertainty is directly taken into account in the process of maximizing the informat ion entropy. Since the present modification treats the experimental er ror directly in the computational procedure, it differs from the Engel -Levine method, which is a general modification. The present method wa s applied to the orientational dependence of the CF3 radical formatio n in the reaction of CF3H with the Ar(3P) atom. The result approved th e presence of the three reactive sites for the CF3H reaction and showe d the usefulness of the present method for improving the reliability o f the opacity function.