PREDISSOCIATIVE LIFETIMES OF THE 2(3)PI(G) STATE OF THE H-2 MOLECULE

Authors
DAMAS J BORONDO F MARTIN F
Citation
J. Damas et al., PREDISSOCIATIVE LIFETIMES OF THE 2(3)PI(G) STATE OF THE H-2 MOLECULE, Chemical physics letters, 226(3-4), 1994, pp. 235-240
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
226
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
235 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1994)226:3-4<235:PLOT2S>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We present a theoretical calculation of predissociation lifetimes for the vibrational levels of the H-2 Molecule in the 2 3PI(g) state. Our results predict that vibrational lifetimes decrease with upsilon up to upsilon = 8 and then remain practically constant. Agreement with avai lable experimental data is good. Finally, predissociation is shown to be much more important than a competing ionization process.