Effect of Molecular Rotation on Vibrational Relaxation.

Abstract

This final report studies the effect of molecular rotation on vibrational relaxation. A model for complicated vibrational collisions is developed. Changes in the molecular rotation are of significant importance in vibration collision processes and dominate deactivation processes at thermal velocities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049064

Entities

People

  • D. N. Rogovin
  • F. A. Hopf
  • M. O. Scully

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Angular Momentum
  • Born Approximations
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Molecular Physics
  • Molecules
  • Momentum
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Neutron Scattering
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Rotation
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Vibrational Relaxation

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics