Fully A-doublet resolved differential cross sections and collision-induced rotational alignment moments have been measured for the NO(X)-Xe collision system at a collision energy of 519 cm^-1.The experiments combine i...Fully A-doublet resolved differential cross sections and collision-induced rotational alignment moments have been measured for the NO(X)-Xe collision system at a collision energy of 519 cm^-1.The experiments combine initial quantum state selection,employing a hexapole inhomogeneous electric field,with quantum state resolved detection,using(1+1')resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization and velocity map ion imaging.The differential cross sections and polarization dependent differential cross sections are shown to agree well with quantum mechanical scattering calculations performed on ab initio potential energy surfaces[J.Klos et al.J.Chem.Phys.137,014312(2012)].By comparison with quasi-classical trajectory calculations,quantum mechanical scattering calculations on a hard-shell potential,and kinematic apse model calculations,the effects of the attractive part of the potential on the measured differential cross sections and collision-induced rotational alignment moments are assessed.展开更多
基金The support of the UK EPSRC to Mark Brouard via Programme Grant EP/L005913/1the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation(Grant PGC2018-096444-B-I00 MINECO/FEDER)to F.Javier Aoiz are gratefully acknowledged+2 种基金funding by Fundación Salamanca City of Culture and Knowledge(Programme for attracting Scientific Talent to Salamanca)support through U.S.National Science Foundation under Grant No.CHE-1565872 to Millard H.Alexander.
文摘Fully A-doublet resolved differential cross sections and collision-induced rotational alignment moments have been measured for the NO(X)-Xe collision system at a collision energy of 519 cm^-1.The experiments combine initial quantum state selection,employing a hexapole inhomogeneous electric field,with quantum state resolved detection,using(1+1')resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization and velocity map ion imaging.The differential cross sections and polarization dependent differential cross sections are shown to agree well with quantum mechanical scattering calculations performed on ab initio potential energy surfaces[J.Klos et al.J.Chem.Phys.137,014312(2012)].By comparison with quasi-classical trajectory calculations,quantum mechanical scattering calculations on a hard-shell potential,and kinematic apse model calculations,the effects of the attractive part of the potential on the measured differential cross sections and collision-induced rotational alignment moments are assessed.
