THE PRODUCT STATE-RESOLVED DYNAMICS OF THE REACTION H-]OH(V',J')+N-2(N2O)

The product state-resolved dynamics of the photon-initiated title reac tion, leading to the production of OH(X-2 Pi(3/2): v' = 0, N' = 5), ha s been studied using Doppler-resolved laser-induced fluorescence at a collision energy of 143 kJ mol(-1) (= 1.48 eV). The angular distributi on of OH(v' = 0, N' = 5) is found to possess both forward and backward peaks, with a slight bias towards the backward hemisphere. The experi ments allow precise determination of the distribution of energy releas ed into translation and hence into the internal modes of the N-2 co-pr oduct. The OH state specific kinetic energy disposal is found to be sh arply distributed about a mean fractional translational energy release f(t) similar to 0.4. The results are discussed in the light of previo us experimental and theoretical work. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. A ll rights reserved.