Semiclassical model for the distribution of final polar angles and m′ states in rotationally inelastic collisions

T.J. Price (1) , A.C. Towne (2) , Dahbia Talbi (3) , A. P. Hickman (4)

1 Physics, Lehigh University
2 lehigh department of physics
3 LUPM - Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier
4 physics Lehigh University

Using the venerable vector model, we develop an expression for the change in the polar angle of the angular momentum of a rotator caused by collisions in a cell-type experiment. For an initial j precessing with polar angle

Domaines: Astrophysique stellaire et solaire [astro-ph.SR]; Chimie-Physique [physics.chem-ph]

T.J. Price, A.C. Towne, Dahbia Talbi, A. P. Hickman. Semiclassical model for the distribution of final polar angles and m′ states in rotationally inelastic collisions. Chemical Physics Letters, 2016, pp.180. ⟨10.1016/j.cplett.2015.12.037⟩. ⟨hal-01255455⟩