Reaction probabilities and high energy trajectories for collinear H−H2 collisions

Classical trajectory studies of the collinear H + H₂ system, under the influence of a Sato potential, have been used to obtain reaction probabilities over a wide range of collision energies. Although the low energy trajectories are simple, some high energy trajectories are complicated and lead to the reactants being in close proximity for long enough to be considered a complex. The excess energy may be liberated in vibrational or translational form.