Chemical Dynamics Studies of High Energy Species

Abstract

We report the results of a theoretical/computational research program to develop methods and to investigate the fundamental chemical dynamics of elementary processes important in systems that can potentially yield large amounts of energy when they react. We describe a research program designed to further develop methods and to perform dynamics calculations for fundamental reactions in polyatomic molecules in which tunneling, electronic nonadiabatic processes, and vibrationally mode-selected reactions occur using theoretical methods based on classical trajectories and transition-state theory. Semiclassical corrections were employed to treat nonclassical processes such as tunneling and electronic transitions.... Chemical dynamics, Nonadiabatic reactions, Tunneling effects, Mode selective behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260743

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Thompson

Organizations

  • Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Dissociation
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Frequency
  • High Energy
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Molecules
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Power Spectra
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Spectra
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics