Opacity analysis of inelastic molecular collisions, computational studies of the exponential born approximation for rotational excitation

✍ Scribed by G.G. Balint-Kurti; R.D. Levine

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1970
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 452 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(70)80261-5

✦ Synopsis

The exponential Born approximation is used to compute S matrices and opacilies for rotational Eransitions in a model system corresponding to a heavy atom-heavy diatomic coilision. The rcsufts are in good agreement with the exact catculations in the limited coupling region.

The use of the exponential Born approximation, together with a statistical npprosimation for regions of low angular momentum, make possible the practical computation of cross sections for inelastic rot+ tional tmnsitions.