Stimulated Raman scattering measurements of H2 vibration–vibration transfer |
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Authors: | Tai Ahn Igor AdamovichWalter R Lempert |
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Institution: | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States |
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Abstract: | We present a new set of V–V rate coefficients for vibrational levels 0–5 in H2 at 300 K, measured using a stimulated Raman–spontaneous Raman pump/probe apparatus. The measured rate of the non-resonant process, H2(v = 1) + H2(v = 1) → H2(v = 0) + H2(v = 2), is consistent with the previously reported experimental value of Kreutz et al. However, semi-classical predictions of such non-resonant processes, using the identical inter-molecular potential and methodology to that given by Cacciatore and Billing, results in rates which are too slow, by a factor of approximately 3. For the “resonant” V–V process, H2(v = 1) + H2(v = 0) → H2(v = 0) + H2(v = 1), the semi-classical rate is found to be too slow by an even larger factor, of approximately 30, compared to the experimental rate, but consistent with the previously reported experimental result of Farrow and Chandler. Further, unlike the semi-classical model prediction in which the (1, 1 → 2, 0) process rate is predicted to exceed that of the (1, 0 → 0, 1) process, the experimental data shows it to be a factor of approximately 2.5 less, suggesting that semi-classical methods that treat the rotational motion classically are unsuitable for the highly anharmonic H2 molecule. The ratio of pure rotation and rotation–vibration Raman cross sections for scattering from levels 0 and 1 is also determined, with results which agree with calculations of Schwartz and LeRoy, but are somewhat larger than previous experimental results of Cureton. |
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Keywords: | H2 V&ndash V energy transfer H2 Raman scattering cross sections H2 stimulated Raman scattering |
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