Alignment dependence of the NH2 chemiluminescence in the reaction of Ar(3P) Atoms with the aligned NH3 molecules

Kazuhiko Ohashi, Toshio Kasai, Dock Chil Che, Keiji Kuwata

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Abstract

An alignment dependence of the NH2(Ã-X̃) chemiluminescence was studied in the reaction of the aligned NH3 molecules and the metastable Ar(3P) atoms by using hexapole state selection. The NH2 emission intensities were analyzed by a hard-sphere model for the NH3 molecule. The ratio of the emission cross sections for the head-on attack and the side-on attack was found to be σhs = 1.2 ± 0.2. The observed alignment dependence is discussed in terms of the interaction between molecular orbitals of NH3 and the atomic orbital of Ar(3P).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5484-5487
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of physical chemistry
Volume93
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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