On the theoretical calculations of cross-sections for alkali metal atoms reacting with Cl2 and Br2 molecules

Summary An adiabatic capture mechanism is presented to calculate reactive cross-sections for the alkali+Cl₂ and alkali+Br₂ systems. The model is based on empirically constructed potential-energy surfaces and the results are found to be consistent with the experimental values. To speed up publication, the author of this paper has agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.