Decomposition Pathways of Tetrahydrogen.

Abstract

Bound excited states of small molecules are of both practical and theoretical interest. Stabilized and vacuum-stored excited-state molecules have been postulated as a new energy source. In their multireference single and double excitation configuration interaction (MR-SDCI) study, a species researchers labeled a maximum ionicity excited state (MIES) of pyramidal geometry with equilateral triangle base was found for which the coulomb attraction between the ionic fragments hydrogen ion governed stability. In experiments by Moore and collaborators, however, large quenching cross sections have been measured for the interaction of excited-state hydrogen molecule with ground-state molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240623

Entities

People

  • William A. Lester Jr.

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Science
  • Contracts
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Ground State
  • Molecules
  • Particles
  • Potential Energy
  • Quenching
  • Random Walk
  • Small Molecules
  • Triangles
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry