Progress in Electronic‐to‐Vibrational Energy Transfer

Collisional Quenching of Electronically Excited Metal Atoms

“…316). Total energy transferred into the polyatomics appears higher than for diatomics, and the energy distributions are consistent with a statistical model in which the participation of two to three atoms in the vicinity of the interaction of Na('P) with the n-bond are involved (see figure 20 of ref.…”

“…This is perhaps not surprising, since NOis stable and the Na'NO-complex is known to be bound even with respect to ground-state N a + N 0 . 316) that the 'prior' distribution which would result from statistical partitioning of energy in a long-lived complex is intermediate between that of the Kwei and the Hertel c.m. The Kwei data peak at NO(u x 7), again neglecting rotational energy.…”