Collisional Quantum Interference on Rotational Energy Transfer： Relation Between Integral Interference Angle and Rotational Quantum Number in Na2（A^1∑u^＋,ν=8～b^3∏0u,ν=14）-Na System

Collisional quantum interference （CQI） on rotational energy transfer was observed in Na2（A^1∑u^＋,ν=8～b^3∏0u,ν=14） system in collision with Na [Chem. Phys. Lett. 318 （2000） 107], and the degree of the interference was measured. The integral interference angle was obtaJned through theoretical calculation. We will research the factors that have effect on collisional quantum interference on rotational energy transfer in Na2（A^1∑u^＋,ν=8～b^3∏0u,ν=14）-Na system. Basing on the time-dependent first order Born approximation, and taking into account the anlsotroplc Lennard Jones interaction potentials and ＂straight-line＂ trajectory approximation, we obtain the factors that have effect on CQI in Na2-Na system, and obtain the relation between the integral interference angle and rotational quantum number.     

The differential interference angle of ^2∏[Case（a）] diatom on rotational energy transfer in NO（X^2∏） collision with He,Ne and Ar system

To study theoretically the relationship between the differential interference angle and the scattering angle in collisional quantum interference （CQI）, we have investigated the differential interference angle of the atom-diatomic [case（a）] molecule system in detail. For the 2∏ electronic state in Hund＇s case （a）, the degree of the differential interference is also discussed. The differential interference angles of NO（X^2∏） are calculated quantitatively for the rotational energy transfer in Hund＇s case （a） induced by collision with He, Ne and Ar atoms. The method to calculate the differential interference angle is presented. Several factors that affect the differential interference angle are investigated. Finally the variation of the differential interference angle with the impact parameter and relative velocity is discussed.     

Collisional quantum interference on rotational energy transfer： physical interpretation of the differential interference angle

Collisional quantum interference （CQI） on the intramolecular rotational energy transfer is observed in an experiment with a static cell, and the integral interference angles are measured. To obtain more accurate information, an experiment with a molecular beam is carried out, and thereby the relationship between the differential interference angle and the scattering angle is obtained. Based on the first-Born approximation of time-dependent perturbation theory, the theoretical model of CQI is developed in an atom-diatom system in the condition of the molecular beam, with the long-range interaction potential taken into account. The method of measuring correctly the differential interference angle is presented. The tendencies of the differential interference angle changing with the impact parameter and rel- ative velocity are discussed. The theoretical model presented here is important for understanding or performing the experiment in the molecular beam.     

Relationship Between Differential Interference Angle and Parameter of Experiment in Molecular Beam

Collisional quantum interference （CQI） was observed in the intramolecular rotational energy transfer in the experiment of the static cell, and the integral interference angles were measured. To observe more precise information, the experiment in the molecular beam should be taken,from which the relationship between the differential interference angle and the scattering angle can be obtained. In this paper, the theoretical model of CQI is described in an atom-diatom system in the condition of the molecular beam, based on the first-Born approximation of time-dependent perturbation theory, taking into accounts the long-range interaction potential. The method of observing and measuring correctly the differential interference angle is presented. The changing tendency of the differential interference angle with the impact parameter and relative velocity is discussed. The changing tendencies of the differential interference angle with the parameter of experiment in the molecular beam, including the impact parameter and the velocity are discussed. This theoretical model is important to understand or perform the experiment in the molecular beam.     

Further Study of A-Related Quantum Interference of H-State Diatomic on Collision-Induced Rotational Energy Transfer

In our previous theoretical studies [Meng-Tao Sun, Yong-Qing Lee, and Feng-Cai Ma, Chem. Phys.Left. 371 （2003） 342], we have reported the quantum interference on collision-induced rotational energy transfer on CO （A ^1 Π,v = 3） with inert gases, which originates from the difference between the two A-related collision potential energy surfaces. The interference angle, which measures the degree of coherence, is presented in this paper. Based on the time-dependent first order Born approximation, taking into account the anisotropic Lennard-Jones interaction potentials, the relation of the interference angle with the factors, including experimental temperature, partner, and rotational quantum number, are obtained. The changing tendencies with them are discussed. This theoretical model is important to understanding and performing this kind of experiment.     

The differential interference angle in collisional quantum interference on rotational energy transfer

Collisional quantum interference （CQI） in the intramolecular rotational energy transfer was observed in experiment by Sha and co-workers. The interference angle, which measuring the degree of the coherence, were measured in the experiment of the static cell. Based on the first Born approximation of time dependent perturbation theory, taking into accounts the anisotropic Lennard-Jones interaction potentials, this paper describes the theoretical model of CQI in intramolecular rotational energy transfer in an atom-diatom collision system. In the model, the differential interference angle for the experiment of the molecular beam is calculated, the changing tendencies of the differential interference angle with the impact parameter and collision partners are obtained. This theoretical model is important for understanding or performing this kind of experiments.     

Further Study of A-Related Quantum Interference of П-State Diatomic on Collision-Induced Rotational Energy Transfer

In our previous theoretical studies [Meng-Tao Sun, Yong-Qing Lee, and Feng-Cai Ma, Chem. Phys.Lett. 371 (2003) 342], we have reported the quantum interference on collision-induced rotational energy transfer on CO (A1П, v = 3) with inert gases, which originates from the difference between the two A-related collision potential energy surfaces. The interference angle, which measures the degree of coherence, is presented in this paper. Based on the time-dependent first order Born approximation, taking into account the anisotropic Lennard-Jones interaction potentials, the relation of the interference angle with the factors, including experimental temperature, partner, and rotational quantum number, are obtained. The changing tendencies with them are discussed. This theoretical model is important to understanding and performing this kind of experiment.     

Effects of collision energy and rotational quantum number on stereodynamics of the reactions:H(~2S)+NH(v=0,j=0,2,5,10)→N(~4S)+H_2

The stereodynamical properties of H(~2S) + NH(v = 0,j = 0,2,5,10)→N(~4S) + H_2 reactions are studied in this paper by using the quasi-classical trajectory(QCT) method with different collision energies on the double many-body expansion(DMBE) potential energy surface(PES)(Poveda L A and Varandas A J C 2005 Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys.7 2867).In a range of collision energy from 2 to 20 kcal/mol,the vibrational rotational quantum numbers of the NH molecules are specifically investigated on v = 0 and j = 0,2,5,10 respectively.The distributions of P(θ_r),P(φ_r),P(θ_r,φ_r),(2π/σ)(dσ_(00)/dω_t)differential cross-section(DCSs) and integral cross-sections(ICSs) are calculated.The ICSs,computed for collision energies from 2 kcal/mol to 20 kcal/mol,for the ground state are in good agreement with the cited data.The results show that the reagent rotational quantum number and initial collision energy both have a significant effect on the distributions of the k-j',the k-k'-j',and the k-k' correlations.In addition,the DCS is found to be susceptible to collision energy,but it is not significantly affected by the rotational excitation of reagent.     

Quasi-classical trajectory investigation on the stereodynamics of Li ＋ DF（v=1-6,j=0）→LiF＋D reaction

In this paper, the stereodynamics of Li ＋ DF → Li F ＋ D reaction is investigated by the quasi-classical trajectory（QCT）method on the ^2A＇ potential energy surface（PES） at a relatively low collision energy of 8.76 kcal/mol. The scalar properties of the title reaction such as reaction probability and cross section are studied with vibrational quantum number of v = 1–6. The product angular distributions P（θr） and P（φr） are presented in the same vibrational level range. Moreover, two polarization-dependent generalized differential cross sections（PDDCSs）, i.e., the PDDCS00 and PDDCS22＋are calculated as well. These stereodynamical results demonstrate sensitive behaviors to the vibrational quantum numbers.     

Effect of Reagent Vibrational and Rotational Excitation on the F＋H2 Reaction： Theoretical Study of the Stereodynamics Using Quasi-Classical Trajectory Method

The vector correlations in the reaction F＋H2 （v =0-3, j =0-3）→ HF（v＇, j＇）＋H are investigated using the quasi- classical trajectory method on the Stark-Werner potential energy surface at a collision energy of 1.0eV. The potential distribution P（θr） to angles between k and j＇, the distribution P（Фr） to dihedral angles, denoting k - k＇ - j＇ correlation and the polarization-dependent generalized differential cross sections, are calculated. The effect of reagent vibrational and rotational excitation on the F＋H2 reaction is discussed in detail The results suggest that the different vibrational and rotational quantum states of H2 have different influences on the product polarization.     

Collision-Induced Coherence Effect on Coherent Population Transfer

We investigate the effect of collision-induced coherence on coherent population transfer with the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage technique in a double A-type four-level system with a widely separated excited doublet. It is shown that when the two pulsed lasers with Rabi frequencies nearly comparable to the energy separation of the doublet are tuned to the particular frequency where the condition for quantum interference is satisfied, the very low transfer efficiency due to the nonadiabatic coupling between the two degenerate adiabatic states could be enhanced significantly with the increase of the collisional decay rates in a moderate range. The enhanced transfer efficiency results from the weakening of the nonadiabatic coupling between the two degenerate adiabatic states realized through collision-induced destructive quantum interference.     

The stereodynamic properties of the F+HO(v,j) → HF+O reaction on~1 A' and ~3A' potential energy surfaces by quasi-classical trajectory calculations:Initial excitation effect(v=1-3, j=0 and v= 0, j=1-3)

The stereodynamic properties of the F ＋ HO （v, j） reaction are explored by quasi-classical trajectory （QCT） calculations performed on the 1At and 3At potential energy surfaces （PESs）. Based on the polarization-dependent differential cross sections （PDDCSs） and the angular distributions of the product angular momentum with the reactant at different values of initial v or j, the results show that the product scattering and product polarization have strong links with initial vibrationalrotational numbers of v and j. The significant manifestation of the normal DCSs is that the forward scattering gradually becomes predominant with the initial vibrational excitation increasing, and the scattering angle of the HF product taking place on the 3At potential energy surface is found to be more sensitive to the initial value of v. The product orientation and alignment are strongly dependent on the initial rovibrational excitation effect. With enhancement in the initial rovibrational excitation effect, there is an overall decrease in the product orientation as well as in the product alignment either perpendicular to the reagent relative velocity vector k or along the direction of the y axis, for which the initial rotational excitation effect is much more noticeable than the vibrational excitation effect. Moreover, the initial rovibrational excitation effect on the product polarization is more pronounced for the 3At potential energy surface than for the 1At potential energy surface.     

Quasi-classical Trajectory Study of Reaction O （^3P）＋HCl （v =2; j=1,6,9） →OH＋Cl

The reaction O（^3P）＋HCl （v=2; j= 1,6,9） → OH＋Cl is theoretically studied with a quasi-classical trajectory method （QCT） on the benchmark potential energy surface of the ground 3A＇＇ state [J. Chem. Phys. 119（2003）9550]. The QCT-calculated state-resolved rotational distributions are in good agreement with the experimental results. The rotational polarization of the product OH molecule becomes weaker as the initial HCl rotation is excited. The calculated results can be explained from the large mass factor cos2 β of the title reaction, the van der Waals well in the potential energy surface and the secondary encounters in the exit channel.     

Stereodynamics of the He ＋ D2^＋ → HeD^＋ ＋ D Reaction on the PALMIERI Surface

Using the quasi-classical trajectory method, the product rotational polarization of the ion-molecule reaction He^＋D2^＋ has been calculated at different collision energies on the PALMIERI potential energy surface [Palmieri et al. Mol. Phys. 98 （2000） 1835]. The distribution angle between k and j′, P（Or）, the distribution of the dihedral angle P（Фr）, and the angular distribution of product rotational vectors in the form of polar plots in θr and Фr are calculated. In addition, four polarization-dependent differential cross sections are also presented in the center-of-mass frame, respectively. The results indicate that the rotational polarization of the product HeD^＋ presents different characters for different collision energies. These discrepancies may be ascribed to the different collision energies and constructions of the potential energy surface.     

Isotope effect on the stereodynamics for the collision reaction H＋LiF（v = 0, j = 0） → HF＋Li

Stereodynamics for the reaction H+LiF(v=0, j=0) → HF+Li and its isotopic variants on the ground-state (1 2 A′) potential energy surface (PES) are studied by employing the quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method. At a collision energy of 1.0 eV, product rotational angular momentum distributions P (θr), P (φr), and P (θr ,φr), are calculated in the center-of-mass (CM) frame. The results demonstrate that the product rotational angular momentum j′ is not only aligned along the direction perpendicular to the reagent relative velocity vector k, but also oriented along the negative y axis. The four generalized polarization-dependent differential cross sections (PDDCSs) are also computed. The PDDCS 00 distribution shows a preferential forward scattering for the product angular distribution in each of the three isotopic reactions, which indicates that the title collision reaction is a direct reaction mechanism. The isotope effect on the stereodynamics is revealed and discussed in detail.     

Quasi-classical trajectory study of the isotope effect on the stereodynamics in the reaction H（2S） ＋ CH（X2∏; v=o,j= 1）→ C（1D）＋H2（X1∑g＋）

The isotope effect on the stereodynamic properties in the title reaction is investigated by a quasi-classical trajectory （QCT） method on the 11At potential energy surface at a collision energy of 23.06 kcal/mol. The angular distributions P（φr ）, P（θr）, P（θr, φr）, and the polarization-dependent generalized differential cross sections are calculated, which demonstrate the observable influences on the rotational polarization of the product by the isotopic substitution of H with D.     

Quasi-classical trajectory study of H+LiH(v=0,1,2,j=0)→Li+H_2 reaction on a new global potential energy surface

Quasi-classical trajectory(QCT) calculations are reported for the H+LiH(v = 0–2, j = 0)→Li+H_2 reaction on a new ground electronic state global potential energy surface(PES) of the LiH_2 system. Reaction probability and integral cross sections(ICSs) are calculated for collision energies in the range of 0 eV–0.5 eV. Reasonable agreement is found in the comparison between present results and previous available theoretical results. We carried out statistical analyses with all the trajectories and found two main distinct reaction mechanisms in the collision process, in which the stripping mechanism(i.e., without roaming process) is dominated over the collision energy range. The polarization dependent differential cross sections(PDDCSs) indicate that forward scattering dominates the reaction due to the dominated mechanism. Furthermore,the reactant vibration leads to a reduction of the reactivity because of the barrierless and attractive features of PES and mass combination of the system.     

Effects of the vibrational and rotational excitation of reagent on the stereodynamics of the reaction S（3P） + H2→ SH + H

Quasiclassical trajectory （QCT） calculations are first carried out to study the stereodynamics of the S （3p） ＋ H2 → SH ＋ H reaction based on the ab initio 13Atr potential energy surface （PES） （Lii etal. 2012 J. Chem. Phys. 136 094308）. The QCT-calculated reaction probabilities and cross sections for the S ＋ H2 （v = 0, j = 0） reaction are in good agreement with the previous quantum mechanics （QM） results. The vector properties including the alignment, orientation, and polarization- dependent differential cross sections （PDDCSs） of the product SH are presented at a collision energy of 1.8 eV. The effects of the vibrational and rotational excitations of reagent on the stereodynamics are also investigated and discussed in the present work. The calculated QCT results indicate that the vibrational and rotational excitations of reagent play an important role in determining the stereodynamic properties of the title reaction.     

Effects of a reagent＇s rotational and vibrational excitations on reactionO（3p）＋ H2（v=0, 3, j = 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15） → OH ＋ H

To investigate the effect of a reagent’s rotational and vibrational excitations on the stereo-dynamics of the reaction product, the title reaction is theoretically simulated using the quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method on the 3 A and 3 A potential energy surfaces (PESs). The reaction cross section is considered as the only scalar property in this work at four different collision energies. Furthermore the vector properties including two polarization-dependent differential cross sections (PDDCSs), the angular distributions of product’ rotational momentum are discussed at one fixed collision energy. Effects of reagents’ rotational excitation on the reaction do exist regularly.     

Quasi-Classical Trajectory Study on Ar＋H2＋/D2＋/T2＋ Reactions

In order to explore the isotope effect on stereo dynamics, we investigate the trajectory calculations of Ar＋H2＋/D2＋/T2＋ and Ar＋T2＋ reactions on the ab initio potential energy surface constructed by us and calculate the distributions of product polarization P（θr）, P（r） and four generalized polarization-dependent differential cross-sections. The product rotational alignment parameters （P2（j＇ · k）） for the title reactions are compared and discussed with mass factors. Furthermore, the angular distributions of the product rotational vectors in the form of polar plot in θr and r are presented. The results indicate that the stereo dynamics properties of the title reactions are sensitive to the mass factor.