Vibrational Relaxation of Highly Vibrationally Excited O3 in Collisions with OH
Author(s) -
Lei Zhang,
Pingya Luo,
Zhiyu Huang,
Hong Chen,
A. J. C. Varandas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 235
eISSN - 1520-5215
pISSN - 1089-5639
DOI - 10.1021/jp803686j
Subject(s) - excited state , vibrational energy relaxation , relaxation (psychology) , atomic physics , potential energy surface , ozone , vibrational energy , chemistry , physics , molecule , meteorology , psychology , social psychology , organic chemistry
We report a theoretical study of highly excited O3 in collisions with vibrationally cold OH. Special emphasis is placed on initial vibrational energies of O3 between 9 and 21 kcal mol(-1). All calculations have employed the quasiclassical trajectory method and the realistic double many-body expansion potential energy surface for HO 4((2)A). Many aspects of the title relaxation process are presented. The results indicate that it may not be ignorable in studying the stratospheric ozone budget.
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