The Quantum Dynamics of Chemical Reactions.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to perform accurate and approximate quantum dynamical calculations on elementary chemical reactions of importance for the fundamental aspects of chemical dynamics and for advanced technologies, such as high energy chemical lasers, plume technology, and the chemical effects of high energy radiation. These included calculations of three-atom exchange reactions, breakup collisions, three-body recombinations, vibrational quenching by reaction, tunneling, and electronic branching ratios. The aim of these calculations was to develop an understanding of these processes and to develop benchmark data against which approximate methods may be tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 14, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084243

Entities

People

  • Aron Kuppermann

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angular Momentum
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Collisions
  • Computer Programs
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Exchange Reactions
  • High Energy
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing