Rotational populations in OD formed in the reaction O(1D)+D2 investigated by infrared rotational absorption spectroscopy.

Autor: Sears, Trevor J., Hall, G. E., McAndrew, J. J. F.
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Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Physics; 11/1/1989, Vol. 91 Issue 9, p5201, 7p
Abstrakt: Diode laser transient absorption/gain spectroscopy is used to monitor time-dependent populations of high rotational levels in OD (v=0) produced in the reaction of O(1D)+D2. Pure rotational transitions on species with large dipole moments offer good sensitivity, full state resolution and μs time resolution in the present apparatus. Measured nascent populations of OD in the four highest rotational levels thermodynamically accessible in this reaction are in reasonable agreement with the reported results of earlier laser-induced-fluorescence measurements, in which corrections for transition moments and predissociation introduce increasing uncertainties at high rotational levels. The relaxation kinetics of the highest rotational levels are not hopelessly complex, and evidence is presented for strong, but not complete propensity for conservation of Λ doublet symmetry during rotational relaxation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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