Bending Relaxation of H2O by Collision with Para‐ and Ortho‐H2
Ricardo Manuel García‐Vázquez,
Alexandre Faure,
Thierry Stoecklin
Abstract:We extend our recent theoretical work on the bending relaxation of H2O in collisions with H2 by including the three water modes of vibration coupled with rotation, as well as the rotation of H2. Our full quantum close‐coupling method (excluding the H2 vibration) is combined with a high‐accuracy nine‐dimensional potential energy surface. The collisions of para‐H2O and ortho‐H2O with the two spin modifications of H2 are considered and compared for several initial states of H2O. The convergence of the results as … Show more
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