ON ROTATIONAL RAINBOW STRUCTURES FOR INITIALLY EXCITED SYMMETRICAL-TOP MOLECULES

Authors
ERNESTI A KORSCH HJ
Citation
A. Ernesti et Hj. Korsch, ON ROTATIONAL RAINBOW STRUCTURES FOR INITIALLY EXCITED SYMMETRICAL-TOP MOLECULES, Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics, 26(22), 1993, pp. 4257-4268
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical",Optics
Journal title
Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09534075
Volume
26
Issue
22
Year of publication
1993
Pages
4257 - 4268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(1993)26:22<4257:ORRSFI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Factorization relations for rotational inelastic differential cross se ctions and transition probabilities for collisional excitation of rigi d polyatomic targets are discussed within the sudden approximation for the special case of symmetric top molecules. The excitation of initia lly rotating spherical top molecules by electron impact at intermediat e energies is studied in detail and the rotational rainbow structure i s analysed.