EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-

The transition state region of the F+H2 reaction is studied by photoelectron spectroscopy of FH2 -. The photoelectron spectra consist of overlapping electronic bands with different angular distributions. The ground state band shows partially resolved features which differ depending on whether the an...

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Main Authors: Bradforth, S, Arnold, D, Neumark, D, Manolopoulos, D
Format: Journal article
Published: 1993
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author Bradforth, S
Arnold, D
Neumark, D
Manolopoulos, D
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description The transition state region of the F+H2 reaction is studied by photoelectron spectroscopy of FH2 -. The photoelectron spectra consist of overlapping electronic bands with different angular distributions. The ground state band shows partially resolved features which differ depending on whether the anion is made from normal or para hydrogen. This dependence on the anion nuclear spin statistics implies that these features are due to progressions in bending levels of the neutral FH2 complex. In order to confirm this, and to determine the sensitivity of the photoelectron spectrum to the bend potential near the F+H2 transition state, three-dimensional simulations of the FH2 - photoelectron spectrum were performed assuming various potential energy surfaces for the F+H2 reaction. We found that the London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato surface proposed by Takayanagi and Sato gave better agreement than either the T5a or 5SEC surfaces. From the higher energy band, we can extract information on the F+H2 excited electronic states, and several approximate simulations on model surfaces for these states are presented. © 1993 American Institute of Physics.
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spelling oxford-uuid:dbe449f8-7b07-47c8-b8b5-bb275c0a1fd12022-03-27T09:13:51ZEXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dbe449f8-7b07-47c8-b8b5-bb275c0a1fd1Symplectic Elements at Oxford1993Bradforth, SArnold, DNeumark, DManolopoulos, DThe transition state region of the F+H2 reaction is studied by photoelectron spectroscopy of FH2 -. The photoelectron spectra consist of overlapping electronic bands with different angular distributions. The ground state band shows partially resolved features which differ depending on whether the anion is made from normal or para hydrogen. This dependence on the anion nuclear spin statistics implies that these features are due to progressions in bending levels of the neutral FH2 complex. In order to confirm this, and to determine the sensitivity of the photoelectron spectrum to the bend potential near the F+H2 transition state, three-dimensional simulations of the FH2 - photoelectron spectrum were performed assuming various potential energy surfaces for the F+H2 reaction. We found that the London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato surface proposed by Takayanagi and Sato gave better agreement than either the T5a or 5SEC surfaces. From the higher energy band, we can extract information on the F+H2 excited electronic states, and several approximate simulations on model surfaces for these states are presented. © 1993 American Institute of Physics.
spellingShingle Bradforth, S
Arnold, D
Neumark, D
Manolopoulos, D
EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title_full EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title_fullStr EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title_full_unstemmed EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title_short EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE F+H-2 TRANSITION-STATE REGION VIA PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY OF FH2-
title_sort experimental and theoretical studies of the f h 2 transition state region via photoelectron spectroscopy of fh2
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