Quantum interference in collision-induced energy transfer for CO (A1Π, v=0e3Σ, v=1)–HCl (X1Σ) system studied by OODR-MPI spectroscopy》.pdfVIP

Chemical Physics Letters 388 (2004) 306–311 /locate/cplett Quantum interference in collision-induced energy transfer 1 3 1 for CO (A P; v ¼0=e R ; v ¼ 1)–HCl (X R) system studied by OODR-MPI spectroscopy Jie Liu, Mengtao Sun, Bo Jiang, Guohe Sha * State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 110 ext.11, Dalian 116023, PR China Received 15 January 2004; in final form 27 February 2004 Published online: Abstract 1 3 Quantum interference effect (QIE) in rotational energy transfer within CO (A P; v ¼0=e R ; v ¼ 1) mixed states in collision with HCl are observed with the interference phase angle hST of 101 and 110 for DJ ¼1 transition, respectively, from the initial J ¼ 12 and 13 states. In comparison with the previous similar experiments with He et al. as collision partner, which all give a hST 90, the interference for a same CO transition in collision with HCl changes from constructive to destructive or the reverse since cos hST becomes negative. The bigger hST may be explained by the long-range dipole–dipole interaction of proportional to R3 . The physical significance of hST is discussed in some details. 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction