TRANSLATION TO VIBRATION TRANSITION PROBABILITIES IN CO2-H2 AND CO2-HE COLLITIONS.
Abstract
The probability of a collision transferring energy from translation to vibration generally increases with relative speeds with which the molecules collide. Measured transition probabilities, therefore, generally increase with temperature. Some years ago this expected temperature effect was observed to fail for CO2-H2O, CO2-H2 and CO2-He collisions. Widom and Bauer proposed an explanation for the first of these in terms of a chemical affinity between the CO2 and H2O molecules but their theoretical results were in disagreement with the experimental values available at the time. Recent experimental results have brought measured values more nearly in line with the Widom-Bauer calculations. This paper describes similar calculations for the CO2-H2 system and reports experimental results that indicate the collision efficiency for CO2-He increases normally with temperature. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0635097
Entities
People
- F. Douglas Shields
- James W. Lewis
Organizations
- University of Mississippi