PERIPHERAL CHEMICAL-REACTIONS

Authors
BENNUN M BROUARD M SIMONS JP LEVINE RD
Citation
M. Bennun et al., PERIPHERAL CHEMICAL-REACTIONS, Chemical physics letters, 210(4-6), 1993, pp. 423-431
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
210
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
423 - 431
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1993)210:4-6<423:PC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Forward scattering of the products of direct exoergic atom transfer re actions is proposed as an indication for a peripheral attraction: a re action in which an atom at the periphery of the reactants is abstracte d. Model computations for the O(1D)+N2O reaction are used to illustrat e the proposed mechanism. The opacity function has a peak at higher im pact parameters which is correlated with the forward scattering. Poten tial energy surfaces which do not manifest peripheral attraction lead to backwards scattering of the products.