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View SchemaTen-dimensional wave packet simulations of methane scattering
| Authors | R. Milot, A. P. J. Jansen |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0106025 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0106025 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.476772 |
| Journal | J. Chem. Phys. 109, 1966 (1998) |
Abstract
We present results of wavepacket simulations of scattering of an oriented methane molecule from a flat surface including all nine internal vibrations. At a translational energy up to 96 kJ/mol we find that the scattering is almost completely elastic. Vibrational excitations when the molecule hits the surface and the corresponding deformation depend on generic features of the potential energy surface. In particular, our simulation indicate that for methane to dissociate the interaction of the molecule with the surface should lead to an elongated equilibrium C--H bond length close to the surface.
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